Mati Diop is a new star of African cinema – what her award-winning movies are about

By David Murphy, Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies, University of Strathclyde

Mati Diop has cinema in her blood. The 42-year-old Senegalese-French actress launched her feature film directing career in spectacular fashion with Atlantics, which took the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 and won a string of awards.

Her documentary Dahomey has made similar waves…

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