Director: Alice Diop

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Birthday: 1979-01-01
Born in: Aulnay-sous-Bois, Francia
Biography: Born in Paris suburb, France. Her films, which question French society and its cultural diversity, have screened at festivals including Cinéma du Réel in Paris, BFI London, Karlovy Vary, the Viennale and the documentary film festival in Lussas, France. Her feature-length documentary La Permanence won the main prize at Cinéma du Réel while her short film Vers la Tendresse won the 2017 César French film prize for Best Short Film.

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Saint Omer

A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
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Saint Omer

2022

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Danton's Death

Steve, a 25-year-old Black man from the Paris suburbs, seeks to escape the violence of his immediate surroundings by training to become an actor at one of France’s most prestigious drama schools. But soon he discovers that the theater world is only interested in having him inhabit “Black” roles.
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Danton's Death

2011

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On Call

At the consulting service for immigrants at the Avicenne Hospital in suburban Paris, we observe the sorrow and powerlessness of the immigrants who come here.
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We

An urban train link, the RER B, crosses Paris and its outskirts from north to south. A journey within indistinct spaces known as inner cities and suburbs. Several portraits, all individual pieces that form a whole. We.
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Towards Tenderness

A documentary film that explores male feelings about sex and romantic relationships set against the banlieues of France.
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Towards Tenderness

2016

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