Mohamed Camara (film director)
Mohamed Camara | |
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Born |
1959 Conakry, Guinea |
Other names | Mohamed Kamara |
Occupation | film director, actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Mohamed Camara (born 1959 in Conakry) is a Guinean film director and actor based in France.[1] He studied at the Atelier Blanche Salant in Paris.[2] He has explored controversial topics in his films such as incest (Denko), child suicide (Minka) and homosexuality (Dakan).[3] 1997's Dakan has been called the first film on homosexuality by a Black African.[4]
Camara has won several international awards for his films, including the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest for Dakan.[5][6]
Filmography
Actor
Year | Film |
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1988 | The House of Smiles |
1994 | Neuf mois |
1997 | 100% Arabic |
Director
Year | Film |
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1993 | Denko |
1994 | Minka |
1997 | Dakan |
References
- ↑ Epprecht, Marc (2007-04-12). "African Masculinities: Men in Africa from the late Nineteenth Century to the Present". Postcolonial Text. 3 (1). Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ↑ Association des trois mondes (2000). Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 116. ISBN 2-84586-060-9.
- ↑ Armes, Roy (2006). African filmmaking: north and south of the Sahara. Indiana University Press. p. 152. ISBN 0-253-34853-6.
- ↑ Spaas, Lieve (2000). The Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity. Manchester University Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-7190-5861-9.
- ↑ "Dakan". Variety. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ↑ "Awards for Mohamed Camara". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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