Other names Mohamed Kamara Role Film director Name Mohamed Camara | Years active 1986–present Occupation film director, actor | |
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Born 1959 Conakry, Guinea Movies Destiny, Denko, 100% Arabic, La Tres Bonne Nouvelle, Concrete / Night, Les oiseaux blancs, les oiseaux noirs Awards Huesca Film Festival Golden Danzante Award for International Competion Similar People Cecile Bois, Rene Feret, Mahmoud Zemmouri, Florence Miailhe | ||
Mohamed Camara (born 1959 in Conakry) is a Guinean film director and actor based in France. He studied at the Atelier Blanche Salant in Paris. He has explored controversial topics in his films such as incest (Denko), child suicide (Minka) and homosexuality (Dakan). 1997's Dakan has been called the first film on homosexuality by a Black African.
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.
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