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Mati Diop

In a vintage photograph, an elderly Black man stands beside a dark blue car. The man is wearing a white shirt, blue slacks, and a white brimmed hat. He is holding a cane.

Shifting Forms: Black Auteurs Explore Diverse Canvases

by Courtney Small
August 18, 2025September 30, 2025
Essays/Features

Films by Kahlil Joseph, Steve McQueen, Alice Diop, Mati Diop, John Akomfrah, and Isaac Julien navigate fiction and non-fiction while explore diverse Black experiences.

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Toronto Film Critics Name Dahomey Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
December 15, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

Any Other Way, Yintah, and Your Tomorrow compete for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.

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Now Streaming: Dahomey Is a True Work of Art

by POV Staff
December 13, 2024
Features

Now streaming on MUBI, Dahomey, Mati Diop's Golden Bear winner, is a poetic portrait of the ghosts of colonialism that haunt the present.

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Mati Diop on Dahomey and Decolonial Documentary

by Pat Mullen
November 1, 2024July 15, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Dahomey director Mati Diop about her documentary that observes the repatriation of Beninese artwork returning from France.

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Dahomey Review: The Ghosts of Colonialism

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2024November 1, 2024
Reviews/TIFF

Mati Diop offers an enigmatic consideration of the ghosts of colonialism that haunt the present as artworks return to Africa in Dahomey.

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TIFF Gets Real with Authentic Voices and Images

by Marc Glassman
September 6, 2024
TIFF

Reporting on documentaries and films with authentic voices as the Toronto International Film Festival expands the canon of storytellers.

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TIFF Completes 2024 Line-up with Golden Bear Winner Dahomey

by Pat Mullen
August 13, 2024
TIFF

TIFF adds docs Dahomey and Paul Anka: His Way to 2024 festival, bringing this year's slate up to 278 titles.

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