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Safi Faye
Person

Safi Faye

Specialty
Directing
Birth
November 22, 1943 · 79 years
Death
February 22, 2023
Origin
Dakar, Senegal

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography