Film Screening: Dahomey by Mati Diop
In Tandem: Solidarity, Solidarité, Solidaridad
June 12, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
Chicago Justice Gallery
Address
1344 S Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607
Cost
FREE
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Film Screening: Dahomey by Mati Diop
This event is part of the UIC Social Justice Initiative's free summer event series In Tandem: Solidarity, Solidarité, Solidaridad, curated by Lola Ayisha Ogbara, which explores themes of solidarity, collective work, and the process of building toward common goals through film, art, performance, workshops, and more. Join us this summer in asking, “How do our struggles for justice work in tandem?”
Thursday, June 12, 2025
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Chicago Justice Gallery
wheelchair accessible, please contact SJIChicago@uic.edu for additional accessibility questions
1344 S Halsted
Join SJI on Thursday, June 12 for a special screening of Dahomey, by filmmaker Mati Diop.
Dahomey tells the story of "thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, [that] were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.”
Space is limited, so please kindly RSVP to attend: go.uic.edu/Dahomey
Date posted
May 28, 2025
Date updated
May 28, 2025