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Safi Faye
Directing
22 Nov 1943
† 22 Feb 2023
Dakar, Senegal
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.
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Safi Faye's Movies
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Little by Little
22 Aug 1970
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As Kineastas
01 Jan 1986
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Letter from My Village
02 Jan 1976
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Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye
07 Aug 2009
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Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema
16 Jan 2002
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La passante
01 Jan 1972
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Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
09 Jul 2000
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Ouaga
04 Dec 1988