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This Oct. 15, 2019 photo shows Mati Diop posing for a portrait in New York to promote her film &quot;Atlantics.&quot; Diop made history earlier this year as the first black woman to direct a film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)

The barrier-breaking ‘Atlantics’ heralds Mati Diop’s arrival

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Director Mati Diop poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Atlantique' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

Mati Diop on being the first black female director in Cannes

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press