Manthia Diawara
Known for Directing · 8 credits
- Born
- 1953-12-19 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Bamako, Mali
Biography
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).
Known For
Movies (8)
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
as Self
Praise Song
2021
as Self
Manthia Diawara on 'Black Girl'
2017
as Self
An Opera of the World
2017
as Himself
AI: African Intelligence
2023
as Self
A Letter from Yene
2022
as Self
Manthia Diawara on 'Borom Sarret'
2017
as Self
Rouch in Reverse
1995
as himself
About Manthia Diawara
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 Soy… With 8 credits spanning from 1994 to 2023, Manthia Diawara has appeared in 8 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Manthia Diawara Movies
- Sembène: The Making of African Cinema (1994) — as Self
- Praise Song (2021) — as Self
- Manthia Diawara on 'Black Girl' (2017) — as Self
- An Opera of the World (2017) — as Himself
- AI: African Intelligence (2023) — as Self
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