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Directed by Women • 11m
Mbissine Thérèse Diop played the starring role in Ousmane Sembène’s landmark first feature, 1966’s Black Girl (La noire de...), which was one of the first African films to achieve international acclaim. Today, she looks back on her experience as a Black actress in the 1960s.
2022 NEW YORK AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION
DIRECTED BY JOHANNA MAKABI
FRANCE | 2021 | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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