12/19/1953
Bamako, Mali:
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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AI: African Intelligence (2023) as Self |
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A Letter from Yene (2022) as Self |
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Praise Song (2021) as Self |
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An Opera of the World (2017) as Himself |
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Manthia Diawara on 'Black Girl' (2017) as Self |
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Manthia Diawara on 'Borom Sarret' (2017) as Self |
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Rouch in Reverse (1995) as himself |
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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994) as Self |
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AI: African Intelligence (2023) Director |
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Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom (2023) Director |
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Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom (2023) Writer |
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A Letter from Yene (2022) Director |
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A Letter from Yene (2022) Writer |
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An Opera of the World (2017) Director |
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Dialogue: Wole Soyinka et L. S. Senghor (2015) Director |
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Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation (2009) Director |
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Maison Tropicale (2008) Director |
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Maison Tropicale (2008) Writer |
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Conakry Kas (2004) Director |
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Conakry Kas (2004) Writer |
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Diaspora Conversations: from Goree to Dogon (2000) Director |
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Rouch in Reverse (1995) Director |
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Rouch in Reverse (1995) Writer |
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Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994) Director |
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Yari Yari: Black Women Writers and the Future () Producer |