Youth Screening: Dahomey

15-25 Card members can each claim a free ticket for our monthly youth screenings. Simply log in to our website with the account attached to your 15-25 membership to add your free ticket to the basket. ------ Following the film, we will be joined by Artist and Documentary Maker, Chim'Di, who will be discussing Dahomey. Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, Dahomey is an immersive and astounding work of art from Mati Diop – director of the award-winning Atlantics. Delving into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution, this acclaimed documentary is a poetic look at a seldom-discussed history. Taking place in November 2021, the film takes as its subject 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey, which, along with thousands of others, were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. As these artifacts are due to leave Paris to return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin, Diop questions how they should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence, using ethereal voiceover and footage of debating students at the University of Abomey-Calavi to offer multiple perspectives. By turns invigorating and thought-provoking, Diop’s latest uses compelling non-traditional storytelling techniques to powerfully bring the past into the present, offering an affecting though altogether singular conversation piece that is as spellbinding as it is essential. English, French and Fon with English subtitles. About our Guest Chim’Di is a Nigerian-born multimedia artist and creative producer, with a strong track record in unscripted content. She is an alumna of the BFI Network’s Creative Producer Lab 2023. In her second year with Sheffield DocFest, she has produced 12 short documentaries for the prestigious Filmmaker Challenge Programme, mentored by Oscar-winning directors Kevin MacDonald and Julie Cohen. Currently, she is directing her second documentary, Our Lift-Off, which explores the support provided for aspiring female football players from underrepresented communities in Sheffield. As an artist, Chim’Di’s work reflects her sense of self and culture. She is developing her third art collection, a research response on “what it means to be an Igbo woman”. Additionally, she is pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Industries and Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow. ----- Year of Celebration Film - Donate £50 at checkout 2024 marks 85 years since our cinema (originally the Cosmo) was built, 50 years since GFT was founded and the 20th edition of Glasgow Film Festival. Whilst our box office and bar sales only cover around 50% of our annual costs and help keep the film reels rolling, we rely on donations and fundraising to run our education and community activities. We need your help! Celebrate 50 years of GFT by donating £50 at checkout. A £50 donation also secures your seat at our special January screening. Find out more or donate HERE. Your contribution matters.Documentary | France, Senegal, BeninPT1H8MPG2025-01-28

Gildas Adannou

Habib Ahandessi

Joséa Guedje

Mati Diop

Youth Screening: Dahomey"Youth Screening: Dahomey"

Showtimes

January 28, 6:20 pm