Film review: Theme: restitution of colonial goods

[in Dutch] On the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy in Antwerp is organising an event on postcolonial history and culture: we will enter into a dialogue on African cultural heritage in Western institutions.

Film clips from the films below serve as a basis for a conversation with makers and experts from various research fields: literature, film studies, heritage, history and museum studies.

  • Alain Resnais, Chris Marker, Les Statues meurent aussi, France, 1953, 30 min. – trailer
  • Susan M. Vogel, Fang, une épopée, United States, 2001, 8 min. – trailer
  • Sarah Maldoror, Et les chiens se taisaient, France, 1978, 13 min. – trailer
  • Matthias De Groof, Under the White Mask, Belgium, 2020, 9 min. – trailer
  • Nii Kwate Owoo, You Hide Me, Ghana, 1970, 16 min. – trailer

Discussion partners: Pauline Malenga Mwanga, Matthias De Groof, Anke Hellebuyck and Kathleen Gyssels.

Les statues meurent aussi

Courtesy University of Antwerp