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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Lumière Award — Best Documentary · 2025
- Knight of the National Order of the Lion · 2019
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2019 · nominated
Filmography10 titles
Queens of Drama
2024as Mimi's Mother
2024as Mimi's Mother
A Thousand Suns
2013Director, Director of Photography
2013Director, Director of Photography
35 Shots of Rum
2008as Joséphine
2008as Joséphine
Atlantics
2019Casting, Director, Screenplay
2019Casting, Director, Screenplay
Dahomey
2024Casting, Director, Producer, Writer
2024Casting, Director, Producer, Writer
Atlantiques
2009Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Writer
2009Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Writer
Simon Killer
2012as Noura
2012as Noura
Both Sides of the Blade
2022as Gabrielle
2022as Gabrielle
Hermia & Helena
2016as Danièle
2016as Danièle
Fort Buchanan
2014as Justine
2014as Justine