
Safi Faye
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 22, 1943
- Died
- February 22, 2023
- Birthplace
- Dakar, Senegal
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.
Filmography
- Elsie Haas, Femme Peintre, Cinéaste d'Haïti
Elsie Haas, Femme Peintre, Cinéaste d'Haïti TBA
Director

I, Your Mother 2023
Screenplay, Director
- Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye
Leçon de cinéma avec Safi Faye 2009
Actor

Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema 2002
as Self

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema 2000
as Self

Mossane 1996
Director, Writer

Tesito 1989
Director
- Ouaga
Ouaga 1988
Actor

As Kineastas 1986
Actor
- Ambassades Nourricières
Ambassades Nourricières 1984
Writer, Director

Selbe: One Among Many 1983
Director

Souls in the Sun 1981
Director

Come and Work 1979
Director, Writer

Letter from My Village 1976
as Villager (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
- La passante
La passante 1972
Actor, Writer, Director

Little by Little 1970
Actor
Credits from TMDB.