LoginMbissine Thérèse Diop
Senegal
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A photographer working at the Actualitiés Sénégalaises took a photograph of Diop which was seen by filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, who contacted Diop regarding Black Girl. Diop's family was very opposed to Diop's interest in film, but after Sembène visited with Diop she decided to accept the role. Her family and those in her neighborhood did not approve of her choice, and actively scorned her.
In The Cineaste, poet A. Van Jordan wrote of Diop's performance in Black Girl: "Diouana (Mbissine Thérèse Diop) is one of those characters you fall in love with as soon as they enter the story. Diop of those actors you want to st
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1. Black Girl
| Rating: | 58 Watched |
2. Cuties (2020)
| Rating: | 64 Watched |
3. Emitai (1971)
| Rating: | 4 Watched |
4. Sembene! (2015)
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