Manthia Diawara
Born: 1953-12-19 in Bamako, Mali
Known For: Directing
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).
Filmography
2023
- AI: African Intelligence as Self
- Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom ... (Director)
2022
- A Letter from Yene as Self
2021
- Praise Song as Self
2017
- Manthia Diawara on 'Borom Sarret' as Self
- Manthia Diawara on 'Black Girl' as Self
- An Opera of the World as Himself
2015
2009
- Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation ... (Director)
2008
- Maison Tropicale ... (Director)
2004
- Conakry Kas ... (Director)
2000
- Diaspora Conversations: from Goree to Dogon ... (Director)
1995
- Rouch in Reverse as himself
1994
- Sembène: The Making of African Cinema ... (Director)