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Home/People/Safi Faye
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Born
Nov 22, 1943Died: Feb 22, 2023
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Dakar, Senegal
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

8
Movies
0
TV Shows
10
Directed
IMDb Profile

Safi Faye

Directing

Biography
Safi Faye was a Senegalese film director and ethnologist. 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.
Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye poster

Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye

Cast
2009
Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema poster

Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema

as Self
2002
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema poster

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

as Self
2000
Ouaga poster

Ouaga

Cast
1988
As Kineastas poster

As Kineastas

Cast
1986
Letter from My Village poster

Letter from My Village

as Villager (voice)
1976
La passante poster

La passante

Cast
1972
Little by Little poster

Little by Little

Cast
1970