Mati Diop

Sister Midnight director Karan Kandhari: ‘I don’t know how, but we snuck this film through the British system’

Sister Midnight director Karan Kandhari: ‘I don’t know how, but we snuck this film through the British system’

An extravagantly original fable about marriage, bad housekeeping and some kind of vampirism

Mon Mar 10 2025 - 09:36

Pepe: Pablo Escobar’s hippo ruminates on his fate in this odd hybrid fantasy

Pepe: Pablo Escobar’s hippo ruminates on his fate in this odd hybrid fantasy

The cumulative effect of this speculative fantasy is profoundly sad

Tue Jan 14 2025 - 05:00

Dahomey director Mati Diop: ‘I felt I had the responsibility to make sure a new wave of African cinema exists’

Dahomey director Mati Diop: ‘I felt I had the responsibility to make sure a new wave of African cinema exists’

The French-Senegalese film-maker won this year’s Golden Bear in Berlin for her breathtakingly imaginative new release

Fri Oct 25 2024 - 05:00

Dahomey review: Mati Diop’s fascinating hybrid documentary lays out its argument in sharp fashion

Dahomey review: Mati Diop’s fascinating hybrid documentary lays out its argument in sharp fashion

French-Senegalese film-maker chronicles return of 26 historically significant objects – out of many thousands – to Benin from French authorities

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 05:00

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