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Mati Diop
Born 1982-06-22Paris, France
Mati Diop (born June 22, 1982) is a French-Senegalese actress and film director. She directed the 2019 film Atlantics, for which she became the first black female director to be in contention for the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or. At Cannes, Atlantics won the Grand Prix.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Queens of DramaMimi's MotherBoth Sides of the BladeGabrielleIn My RoomHerselfHermia & HelenaDanièleL for LeisureStaceyFort BuchananJustineFort Buchanan: HiverRoleSimon KillerNouraAnother WorldSitaSleepwalkersRoleBye ByeJehanneA History of Mutual RespectRoleYoshido (The Other Life)Amy35 Shots of RumJoséphine