Safi Faye

Director

Birthday November 22, 1943

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Dakar, Senegal

Age 80 years old

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About

Ethnologist and filmmaker who was the first woman from Sub-Saharan Africa to direct a commercial feature film.

Before Fame

She received her Ph.D. in Ethnology from the University of Paris.

Trivia

She never received a big award in film.

Family Life

She was born in Dakar.

Associated With

She and Marcel Ophuls were both known for their documentaries.