Mohamed Camara

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.

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

Filmography

Actor

Year Film 1988 The House of Smiles 1994 Neuf mois 1997 100% Arabic 1997 Dakan

Director

Year Film 1993 Denko 1994 Minka 1997 Dakan