Alice Diop

Alice Diop (born 1979) is a French filmmaker, who makes films about contemporary French society.

Alice Diop
Diop in 2022
Born1979 (age 43–44)
Aulnay-sous-Bois, Paris, France
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Early life and education

Born in Aulnay-sous-Bois in 1979, daughter of Senegalese parents, Alice Diop was raised in the Cité des 3000 housing project In Aulnay-sous-Bois near Paris.[1] At University, she began studying history, then studied sociology in Évry gaining her DESS degree.[2]

Fifteen years after leaving Aulnay-sous-Bois, she returned to film the cultural diversity of the area she grew up in for her first documentary La Tour du monde.[3]

Filmography
  • La Tour du monde (2005) - documentary
  • Clichy pour l'exemple (2005) - documentary
  • Les Sénégalaises et la sénégauloise (2007) - documentary
  • La mort de Danton (2011) - documentary
  • La permanence (2016) - documentary
  • Vers la tendresse (2016) - documentary
  • Nous (2020) - documentary
  • Saint Omer (2022) - feature film

Awards

References
  1. Olivia Snaije (April 19, 2022). "A New French Film Hints at Unity". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. "Alice Diop, une documentariste proche des douleurs de l'exil". Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. "La tour du monde". collections.forumdesimages.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. "Césars : Trump, Adama Traore et Théo s'invitent à une cérémonie très politique". La Parisienne (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  5. "César 2017 : revivez la cérémonie du 24 février". RTL.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  6. "Awards Ceremony on June 13 with the Winning Films of the Berlinale Documentary Award and the GWFF Best First Feature Award". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  7. "Berlinale 2021: Awards in the Encounters Section". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. "Venice Film Festival Award Winners 2022". Indiewire. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. Pat Saperstein (September 16, 2022). "Alice Diop's Venice Prize-Winner 'Saint Omer' Acquired By Neon's Boutique Label Super". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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