Mati Diop
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1982-06-22 · Paris, France
Known for
- Atlantics (2019) — Director
- Both Sides of the Blade (2022) — Gabrielle
- Simon Killer (2012) — Noura
- 35 Shots of Rum (2009) — Joséphine
- Dahomey (2024) — Producer
- Atlantiques (2009) — Director
- In My Room (2020) — Herself
- Hermia & Helena (2016) — Danièle
- Queens of Drama (2024) — Mimi's Mother
- Fort Buchanan (2014) — Justine
- Snow Canon (2011) — Director
- A Thousand Suns (2013) — Director
- A History of Mutual Respect (2010)
- Big in Vietnam (2012) — Director
- L for Leisure (2015) — Stacey
- Liberian Boy (2015) — Director