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Mati Diop (born 22 June 1982) is a French film director and actress. She won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for her feature film debut, the supernatural romantic drama Atlantics, and the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival for her second feature film, the documentary Dahomey.
Mati Diop is a French-Senegalese filmmaker who has directed Atlantics (2019), A Thousand Suns (2013) and Dahomey (2024). She is also an actress who has appeared in films such as 35 Shots of Rum (2008) and Simon Killer (2012).
Nov 14, 2019 · Mati Diop, the first black woman director in Cannes main competition, talks about her film "Atlantics", a genre romance with supernatural elements. She explores her biracial and bicultural identity, the decolonization of cinema and language, and the spirituality of Senegal.
Atlantics (French: Atlantique) is a 2019 internationally co-produced supernatural romantic drama film directed by Mati Diop, in her feature directorial debut. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Nov 23, 2019 · Mati Diop is the first black woman to compete at the Cannes Film Festival — where her first feature won the Grand Prix. The movie about women left behind by refugees is coming...
Nov 29, 2019 · Atlantics is a drama fantasy mystery film by Mati Diop, the first black woman director to compete at Cannes. It tells the story of Ada, a young woman in love with a construction worker who leaves Senegal by sea for a better life.
Feb 18, 2024 · Inserting an inquisitive, imaginative intelligence into this key moment in the troubled timeline of post-imperial cultural politics, French-Senegalese director Mati Diop fashions her superb,...
