Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Léonie Simaga

Narrator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Nora Philippe
Writing	Writer	Nora Philippe Karim Miské
Production	Producer	Emelie de Jong
Sound	Music	Thibault Kienz Agyeman
	Sound Mixer	Jocelyn Robert
Crew	Cinematography	Cécile Bodénès
Editing	Editor	Barbara Bascou Tania Goldenberg Anne Souriau
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