Safi Faye

Personal Info

Birthday

November 22, 1943

Place of Birth

Dakar, Senegal

Known For

Directing

Safi Faye

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.

Directed Movies (7)

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I, Your Mother

Movie2023
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6.8

Mossane

Movie1996
Tesito
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Tesito

Movie1989
Selbe: One Among Many
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Selbe: One Among Many

Movie1983
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Souls in the Sun

Movie1981
Come and Work
5.9

Come and Work

Movie1979
Letter from My Village
7.5

Letter from My Village

Movie1976

Acting Filmography (5)

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Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema

Movie2002
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8.0

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

Movie2000
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As Kineastas

Movie1986
Letter from My Village
7.5

Letter from My Village

Movie1976
Little by Little
7.1

Little by Little

Movie1970