Alassane Diago (born 31 March 1985) is a Senegalese filmmaker.
Alassane Diago was born on 31 March 1985 in Agnam Lidoubé, a village in northeast Senegal. He is of Fulani background. He studied Philosophy in Dakar.
Career In 2007, Diago was trained in audio-visual at the Media Centre of Dakar, after which he worked under the supervision of documentary maker Samba Félix N'diaye. He then took various internships in the Africadoc project in Saint-Louis, Senegal in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Work Diago's first feature documentary, Les Larmes de l'émigration (Tears of emigration), won a prize at the Film Festival of Tarifa in 2010, as well as winning the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the International Francophone Film Festival of Namur.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes2004 Lili et le baobab Assistant 2010 Les Larmes de l'émigration (The Tears of emigration) Director 78 minutes. Production: Les films de l'atelier (Sénégal), Corto Pacific (France), Diffusion TV Rennes 35 (France)2012 Tristesse dans un bar et Dégoût à l’épicerie (Sadness in a bar and disgust at the grocery store) Director Short film2012 La vie n'est pas immobile (Life isn't immobile) Director Production: quizas absl (Belgique), Corto Pacific, TV RENNES (France), Inzo Ya Bizizi (Congo)2017 Tribunal du flueve (River tribunal) Director Feature film2018 Rencontrer mon père (Meet my father) Director Documentary
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