This week's text is a review of Mati Diop's DAHOMEY, now streaming on MUBI! Thinking through restitution as a starting point, the voice of objects, statues that also die, honest endings.

Read the text here: thewhitepube.co.uk/dahomey

If you'd like to watch DAHOMEY and make up your own mind, then MUBI have given us 30 days free: mubi.com/thewhitepube

This is our last text of the year!! Merry xmas and catch u in 2025 xxxxx

Should museums give back stolen objects?? Dahomey is OUT TODAY on MUBI -- directed by Mati Diop, it's a film about the restitution of objects in Western museums. We spoke to Dan Hicks and Sumaya Kassim for a special investigative episode about restitution and decolonisation. MUBI have sponsored this episode and also !! given us a link to get 30 days free, so you can watch Dahomey. you can also watch all the other vvv good and interesting films on their roster -- lovely timing, there's your xmas watchlist sorted.

Find the transcription for this episode here; Dan's website here; Sumaya's here; and Sumaya's piece The museum will not be decolonised here

A one day exhibition, conceptual value grab, sweets and snacks and flavours.

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