Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
2022•1h 22m•7.3•Released
Documentary
There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This documentary traces the progression of colonial history from the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 to the systematic elimination of cultural traditions, religions and lifeways which would occur sporadically through genocides and warfare until the early 20th century throughout the African continent—surveying the inquiries and movements for historical justice, the relationships between European institutions and colonial violence and following enduring struggles against these organisations to regain what was taken.
Director
Nora Philippe
Writer
Karim Miské, Nora Philippe
Languages
French, English
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Léonie Simaga
Narrator
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
TV5 Monde
Company
Cinétévé
Producer
Emelie de Jong
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