Safi Faye
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-11-22 (80 years old)
Deathday
2023-02-22
Place of Birth
Dakar, Senegal
Also known As
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Safi Faye
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.
Acting
Production
1996
Mossane
as Director
1976
Letter from My Village
as Director
1979
Come and Work
as Director
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Ambassades Nourricières
as Director
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Elsie Haas, Femme Peintre, Cinéaste d'Haïti
as Director
-
Ambassades Nourricières
as Writer
1976
Letter from My Village
as Writer
1996
Mossane
as Writer
1976
Letter from My Village
as Producer
2023
I, Your Mother
as Screenplay
1972
La passante
as Writer
1972
La passante
as Director
1983
Selbe: One Among Many
as Director
1989
Tesito
as Director
2023
I, Your Mother
as Director
1981
Souls in the Sun
as Director
1979
Come and Work
as Writer
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