About

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Birthday:
1953-12-19
Place of birth:
Bamako, Mali
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Manthia Diawara

Overview

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).

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Acting
2023 AI: African Intelligence Actor Self 58
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2022 A Letter from Yene Actor Self 58
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2017 An Opera of the World Actor Himself N/A
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1995 Rouch in Reverse Actor himself N/A
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Directing
2023 AI: African Intelligence Directing Director 58
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2023 Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom Directing Director N/A
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2022 A Letter from Yene Directing Director 58
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2017 An Opera of the World Directing Director N/A
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2015 Négritude. A Dialogue between Wole Soyinka and Léopold Senghor Directing Director N/A
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2009 Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation Directing Director N/A
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2008 Maison Tropicale Directing Director N/A
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2004 Conakry Kas Directing Director N/A
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2000 Diaspora Conversations: from Goree to Dogon Directing Director N/A
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1995 Rouch in Reverse Directing Director N/A
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1994 Sembène: The Making of African Cinema Directing Director 58
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Writing
2023 Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom Writing Writer N/A
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2022 A Letter from Yene Writing Writer 58
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2008 Maison Tropicale Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Conakry Kas Writing Writer N/A
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1995 Rouch in Reverse Writing Writer N/A
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