Manthia Diawara
Known for Directing
Manthia Diawara is a Malian writer, filmmaker, cultural theorist, scholar, and art historian. His essays on art, cinema, and politics have appeared in The New Times Magazine, LA Times, Libération, Mediapart, and Artforum. He is the author of two acclaimed memoirs: In Search of Africa (Harvard University Press, 2000) and We Won’t Budge: An African in the World (Basic Books, 2008). He has published several books on African and African American cinema. Diawara’s notable films include An Opera of the World (2017), Negritude: A Dialogue between Soyinka and Senghor (2016), Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation (2010), Maison Tropicale (2008), Rouch In Reverse (1995), AI: African Intelligence (2023), and Angela Davis: A World of Wider Freedom (2024).
Filmography
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
Director
Praise Song
2021
as Self
Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation
2009
Director
Manthia Diawara on 'Borom Sarret'
2017
as Self
A Letter from Yene
2022
as Self
A Letter from Yene
2022
Director
A Letter from Yene
2022
Writer
AI: African Intelligence
2023
as Self
AI: African Intelligence
2023
Director
Rouch in Reverse
1995
as himself
Rouch in Reverse
1995
Director
Rouch in Reverse
1995
Writer
Manthia Diawara on 'Black Girl'
2017
as Self
Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future
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Producer
Conakry Kas
2004
Director
Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom
2023
Director
Conakry Kas
2004
Writer
Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom
2023
Writer
An Opera of the World
2017
as Himself
Maison Tropicale
2008
Director