Mohamed Camara (film director)

For other people named Mohamed Camara, see Mohamed Camara (disambiguation).
Mohamed Camara
Born1959
Conakry, Guinea
NationalityGuinean
Other namesMohamed Kamara
CitizenshipGuinean
Alma materAtelier Blanche Salant
Occupation(s)film director, actor
Years active1986–present
Known forhis performance as Ousmane in French in Action
AwardsGrand Jury Award for Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest

Mohamed Camara (born 1959 in Conakry) is a Guinean film director and actor based in France.[1] He studied at the Atelier Blanche Salant in Paris.[2] He has explored controversial topics in his films such as incest (Denko), child suicide (Minka) and homosexuality (Dakan).[3] 1997's Dakan has been called the first film on homosexuality by a Black African.[4]

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.[5][6]

In North America, Camara is perhaps best known for his performance as Ousmane in the wildly popular educational series French in Action.

  1. ^ Epprecht, Marc (2007-04-12). "African Masculinities: Men in Africa from the late Nineteenth Century to the Present". Postcolonial Text. 3 (1). Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  2. ^ Association des trois mondes (2000). Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 116. ISBN 2-84586-060-9.
  3. ^ Armes, Roy (2006). African filmmaking: north and south of the Sahara. Indiana University Press. pp. 152. ISBN 0-253-34853-6.
  4. ^ Spaas, Lieve (2000). The Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity. Manchester University Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-7190-5861-9.
  5. ^ "Dakan". Variety. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  6. ^ "Awards for Mohamed Camara". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-03-15.