Safi Faye
Born: 1943-11-22
Birthplace: 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.
Known For
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
Selbe: One Among Many
Letter from My Village
Ouaga
Mossane
As Kineastas
Elsie Haas, Femme Peintre, Cinéaste d'Haïti
Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema
Little by Little
Come and Work