Safi Faye
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Nov 22, 1943 · Dakar, Senegal
Active 1970–2023
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.
Filmography
Little by Little (1970)Mossane (1996) — Director · WriterLetter from My Village (1976) — Villager (voice) · Director · Writer · ProducerLa passante (1972) — Director · WriterCome and Work (1979) — Director · WriterAs Kineastas (1986)Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye (2009)Ouaga (1988)Ambassades Nourricières (1984) — Director · WriterElsie Haas, Femme Peintre, Cinéaste d'Haïti — DirectorI, Your Mother (2023) — Screenplay · DirectorSelbe: One Among Many (1983) — DirectorTesito (1989) — DirectorSouls in the Sun (1981) — Director