


From the series Moisson Rouge, 2019, Etoile Retine, 2021 and When Black is Burned, 2022.
Courtesy: Marguerite Bornhauser
Over the last decade, Alice Diop has established herself as one of the leading voices in French cinema. Her documentary films include On Call (La permanence, 2016), an immersion…
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