‘Fierce Visions’ presents the works of French–Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop and her uncle, Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty. Both auteurs push the bounds of cinematic language, blending elements of documentary and fiction.
Mati Diop began her film career as an actress and her recent debut feature Atlantics 2019 was the first film directed by a Black woman to win the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Grand Prix award.
Djibril Diop Mambéty’s two stylish, radical feature films — Touki Bouki 1973 and Hyenas 1992 — are hailed among the greatest triumphs of African cinema.
This program brings together both directors’ features, shorts and restored films as well as selected films featuring performances by Mati Diop.
Program curated by Rosie Hays, Australian Cinémathèque
Image: Production still from Hyenas 1992 / Dir: Djibril Diop Mambéty / Image courtesy: Thelma Film
