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
Both Sides of the Blade
as Gabrielle
Simon Killer
as Noura
35 Shots of Rum
as Joséphine
In My Room
as Herself
Hermia & Helena
as Danièle
Queens of Drama
as Mimi's Mother
Fort Buchanan
as Justine
L for Leisure
as Stacey
Another World
as Sita
Yoshido (The Other Life)
as Amy