Actors Aminata Kane, from left, Amadou Mbow, director Mati Diop, actors Mame Sane, Nicole Sougou and Mariama Gassama pose for photographers at the photo call in Cannes in May 2019 for the film “Atlantique.”
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Mati Diop was initially disappointed when she, by reading a news article, discovered that she was the first Black female filmmaker in the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious competi- tion in its 72-year history.
