Mariama Diallo – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

MASTER – Review by Lonita Cook

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Lonita Cook Amber Gray, Mariama Diallo, Master, regina hall, ryan coogler, Zoe Renee

Regina Hall (who also co-produced) gives a rousing performance as the newly appointed first-ever Black House Master of a traditionally White college dorm when Jasmine, a Black student moves in. Mix Black House Master, Black student, Black professor seeking tenure, favored White students, an evaluation board, the legend of a witch, the mythic tale of the first Black student who ended up hanged and you get a fertile landscape in which to cultivate a narrative around placing the displaced.

Festivals

Women and Horror at SXSW 2022 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas reports

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Chloe Okuno, Halina Reijn, hannah barlow, horror, Mariama Diallo, Maureen Bharoocha, sxsw 2022, Vanessa and Joseph Winter, women filmmakers

It’s almost SXSW o’clock in Austin, and the alarm is set for an impressive range of women-helmed horror films and others that delve into similarly dark, macabre or just good old fashioned unladylike territory. Whether it’s serial killers in Romania, bachelorette parties in Australia or ghosthunters in Utah, from the beloved Midnighters program and beyond this year’s SXSW is full to the brim with a diverse range of films that prove once again the domain of women’s filmmaking is often much wider than commonly assumed.

Festivals Interviews

Mariama Diallo on Ghosts, Empowerment and MASTER (Sundance FF 2022) – Pamela Powell interviews

January 25, 2022January 25, 2023 Pamela Powell amazon prime, horror, Mariama Diallo, Master, regina hall, sundance film festival 2022

Writer/Director Mariama Diallo’s gripping first feature, Master, is a horror tale centering on the experiences of a Black young woman who is enrolled at a New England college with a predominantly White student body. Receiving many accolades at it’s Sundance 2022 premiere, the film has been picked up for distribution via Amazon Prime Video beginning March 18, 2022. Diallo discusses all the real-life inspiration that lead her to tell this haunting tale.