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Djibril Diop Mambéty at 78 and TOUKI BOUKI at 50

Post author By Tambay A. Obenson
Post date January 23, 2023
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Happy birthday Djibril Diop Mambéty whose feature debut, TOUKI BOUKI, celebrates its milestone 50th anniversary this year.

SAINT OMER: Director Alice Diop and Actress Guslagie Malanda on Their Pursuit of Authenticity (Interview)

Post author By Farima Kone Kito
Post date January 14, 2023
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Akoroko sat down with the director and star in a conversation about creating a work that is true to the story that inspired it while shifting the perspective from which it’s generally understood.

SAINT OMER: The Rich Complexities of Acclaimed Documentarian Alice Diop’s Lauded First Narrative Feature

The Black French filmmaker’s first narrative feature film, it has taken the European film scene by storm.

Is There a NOUS/WE in French Society?

Post author By Claire Diao
Post date June 30, 2022
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Alice Diop’s NOUS/WE, winner of the 2021 Berlinale Documentary Award and Best Film within the Berlinale Encounters category, forces a conversation about what “French society” means while engaging Diop’s body of work, as a Black woman and documentarian in France. In times when the extreme right-wing scored as the third party during the 2022 French […]