"Something took hold of me last night." Netflix has finally unveiled the official US trailer for Atlantics, the award-winning film from up-and-coming French filmmaker Mati Diop that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival playing in-competition earlier this summer. The film also goes under the title Atlantique, which is just the French version of Atlantics -
The Love & Basketball and The Old Guard director shares her respect for "the fight" young filmmakers are showing, reveals the moment she knew she was a true director, and teases her next big-budget project.
The Tigers Are Not Afraid director shares her rejection-filled journey from telenovela ghost writer to the critically celebrated face of genre s future –- and the filmmakers who inspired her along the way.