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Safi Faye
Born
Nov 22, 1943
Died: Feb 22, 2023
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Dakar, Senegal
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
8
Movies
0
TV Shows
10
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Safi Faye
Directing
Biography
Safi Faye was a Senegalese film director. Faye directed many feature films, and today is recognized as one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s most prominent directors. Her 1996 film Mossane received the Un certain regard award at Cannes.
Movies
8
TV Shows
0
Director
10
Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye
Cast
2009
Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema
as
Self
2002
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
as
Self
2000
Ouaga
Cast
1988
As Kineastas
Cast
1986
Letter from My Village
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Villager (voice)
1976
La passante
Cast
1972
Little by Little
Cast
1970