Watch These New Clips from Mati Diop's Cannes 2019 Contender, 'Atlantique'

The 72nd Cannes Film Festival commenced this week, where the premier gathering continues to draw attention to and raise the profile of films on an international level.

Mati Diop, the Senegalese-French filmmaker and the first black woman to be selected in the Competition program, has revealed the clips of her film premiering at Cannes, Atlantique, Varietyreports.

The film "tells the story of a young woman from Dakar whose lover has mysteriously disappeared. Believed to be dead, he returns to the Senegalese village."

The first clip shows the young woman with her lover by the beach, where he professes his love for her. In the second clip, you'll see the young woman with her friend wrap their minds behind the possibility of his return.

Watch them below.

ATLANTICS by Mati Diop | Clip 1 | GeoMoviesyoutu.be

ATLANTICS by Mati Diop | Clip 2 | GeoMoviesyoutu.be

Revist the 3 other African directors who are set to present their work during Cannes here.