Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art(2022)

Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art is a documentary that examines how European colonialism and ethnographic collecting shaped Africa's cultural landscape. Beginning with the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, the film traces the systematic destruction of African traditions, religions and ways of life through genocide and warfare across the continent. It follows contemporary movements demanding the return of looted artifacts held in European institutions, exploring the deep links between colonial violence and museum collections. The documentary charts ongoing battles by African nations and communities to reclaim their cultural heritage from the Western institutions that still hold them, asking urgent questions about historical justice and repatriation in the modern era.