Moussa Kemoko Diakité

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Moussa Kemoko Diakité
Moussa Kemoko Diakite in 2011
Born1940
Mamou
NationalityGuinean
Occupation(s)cinematographer and film director

Moussa Kemoko Diakité (born 1940) is a Guinean cinematographer and film director.[1]

Life[edit]

Moussa Kemoko Diakité was born in Mamou, and studied drama in Germany. He started by making short documentaries,[1] and his 1970 documentary Hydre dyama won second prize at the 1972 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.[2] In 1982 Diakité directed a feature film, Naitou, featuring the Guinean national ballet company.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Director

  • (with Gerhard Jeutz) Hydre dyama, 1970.
  • Les funérailles de Kwame Nkrumah, 1972.
  • Hafia, triple champion d'Afrique, 1978.
  • Naitou l'orpheline, 1982.

Photography

  • (assistant photographer) Wênd Kûuni, 1982.
  • (assistant photographer) Issa Le Tisserand, 1984.
  • (assistant photographer) yam daabo, 1986.
  • (director of photography) Laada, 1991.
  • (assistant photographer) Samba Traoré, 1992.
  • (director of photography) Vacances au Pays, 2000.

Camera

  • (camera assistant) Yaaba, 1989.
  • (camera crew) Idrissa Ouedraogo BURKINA-FASO, 2002.
  • (2nd camera) Moolaadé, 2004.
  • (assistant camera) La Nuit de la Vérité, 2005.

Producer

  • L'Enfant noir, 1995.

[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 59. ISBN 0-253-35116-2.
  2. ^ Manthia Diawara (1992). African Cinema: Politics & Culture. Indiana University Press. p. 131. ISBN 0-253-20707-X.
  3. ^ "Moussa Kémoko Diakité: Filmography". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019.

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