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This Oct. 15, 2019 photo shows Mati Diop posing for a portrait in New York to promote her film "Atlantics." Diop made history earlier this year as the first black woman to
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Atlantics director Mati Diop: 'As a mixed-race girl, there's a visible and invisible side of you' | Movies | The Guardian
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