Scoop: In my interview this week with Abderrahmane Sissako, he revealed that his next film will be a black-and-white adaptation of David Diop’s celebrated 2018 novel “At Night All Blood Is Black.”
OmarSy acquired the rights and asked him to direct. “Nobody expects that from me,” he said. “That’s why I have to do it.”
It’s one of several key moments in a wide-ranging conversation about his latest work “Black Tea”—opening in select U.S. theaters May 9—filmmaking from Mauritania, distance, migration, legacy, and why he no longer tries to meet audience expectations.
We break down why “Black Tea” is different, why it matters, and what it says about the choices African filmmakers are making—both on and off screen.
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