Manthia Diawara
Manthia Diawara is a Malian writer, filmmaker, cultural theorist, scholar, and art historian. His essays on art, cinema, and politics have appeared in The New Times Magazine, LA Times, Libération, Mediapart, and Artforum. He is the author of two acclaimed memoirs: In Search of Africa (Harvard University Press, 2000) and We Won’t Budge: An African in the World (Basic Books, 2008). He has published several books on African and African American cinema. Diawara’s notable films include An Opera of the World (2017), Negritude: A Dialogue between Soyinka and Senghor (2016), Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation (2010), Maison Tropicale (2008), Rouch In Reverse (1995), AI: African Intelligence (2023), and Angela Davis: A World of Wider Freedom (2024).
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1953-12-19 · Bamako, Mali
Known for
- Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994) — Self
- A Letter from Yene (2022) — Self
- AI: African Intelligence (2023) — Self
- Rouch in Reverse (1995) — himself
- Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation (2009) — Director
- Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future — Producer
- An Opera of the World (2017) — Himself
- Praise Song (2021) — Self
- Manthia Diawara on 'Black Girl' (2017) — Self
- Manthia Diawara on 'Borom Sarret' (2017) — Self
- Conakry Kas (2004) — Director
- Maison Tropicale (2008) — Director
- Négritude. A Dialogue between Wole Soyinka and Léopold Senghor (2015) — Director
- Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom (2023) — Director
- Diaspora Conversations: from Goree to Dogon (2000) — Director
- Bamako Sigi-Kan (2002) — Director