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Sotigui Kouyate

Posted on April 21, 2010 by admin

Image via Wikipedia Sotigui Kouyaté (July 19, 1936, Mali – April 17, 2010, Paris) was one of the first Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté and was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group. Kouyatés … Continue reading →

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Safi Faye

Posted on March 9, 2010 by admin

Safi Faye (b. November 22, 1943) is a Senegalese film director and ethnologist. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film. She has directed several documentary and fiction films focussing on rural life in … Continue reading →

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