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Mati Diop

born 1982 · Directing

54.0avg grm
1title
2honors

Honors

2
2025Lumière Award — Best Documentary
2019Knight of the National Order of the Lion

Bio

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.

Biography

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.

Filmography

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2000s1 title335 Shots of Rum2008 · as Joséphine54.0

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Mati Diop

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born1982
known forDirecting
titles on site1
avg GRM54.0
honors2 · Lumière Award — Best Documentary, 2025
Honors
  • 2025Lumière Award — Best Documentary
  • 2019Knight of the National Order of the Lion
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2000s

1 title
354.035 Shots of Rum2008 · as Joséphine

Browse the ranked list