22 November 1943† 22 February 2023 (aged 79) Dakar, Senegal
Directed
10
Written
6
Produced
1
Movies
8
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.
