Mati Diop

Mati Diop

41 · Born: Jun 22, 1982

2019
2012
2008

Personal Details

Born Jun 22, 1982 Paris, France
Parents
  • Wasis Diop
Relatives
  • Djibril Diop Mambéty (Aunt or Uncle)

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.

Career

2022
Both Sides of the Blade
Both Sides of the Blade as Gabrielle
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2016
Hermia & Helena
Hermia & Helena as Danièle
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2014
L for Leisure
L for Leisure as Stacey
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2012
Simon Killer
Simon Killer as Victoria
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2010
A History of Mutual Respect
2009
35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum as Joséphine
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2012
Simon Killer
Simon Killer as Story
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2019
Atlantics
Atlantics as Director, Screenplay
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2011
Snow Canon
Snow Canon as Director, Writer
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2009
Atlantiques
Atlantiques as Director
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