Mati Diop, Director of Dahomey, Launches US University Tour
Tour Schedule
Sunday, April 6 | 7pm
Screening of Dahomey and Q&A
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Monday, April 7 | 9am
Discussion with Alice Diop’s class
Tuesday, April 15 | 7pm
7pm: Screening of Dahomey
8pm: Talk with undergraduate students from Emory and the Atlanta University Center Consortium hosted by Mati Diop.
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Thursday, April 17 | 18:30pm
Screening of Dahomey
Conversation between Mati Diop and producer and faculty member Maureen A. Ryan.
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Friday, April 18 l 1:00 – 2:30pm
Meeting with Columbia students from the Film and French Departments (not open to the public).
Monday, April 21 | 7pm
7.00 – 8.00pm: Conversation with students, facilitated by Film/Video Associate Professor Matías Piñeiro.
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Tuesday, April 22 | 7 pm
Screening of Dahomey
Discussion to follow with the film’s director, Mati Diop, in conversation with Professors Felwine Sarr and Anne-Gaëlle Saliot.
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About Mati Diop
Mati Diop, Image by Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali / Pour Télérama
Mati Diop lives and works between Paris and Dakar. Her first feature Atlantics (2019) was selected in the official Competition at the Festival de Cannes, where it was awarded the Grand Prix. The film was later shortlisted as one of the 10 best international films at the Oscars. In 2016, Mati Diop received the Lincoln Center of New York’s Martin E. Segal – Emerging Artist Award.
Learn more about Mati Diop’s work here.