Mariama Sylla Faye is a Senegalese film director and producer.
Mariama Sylla | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer |
| Relatives | Khady Sylla |
Biography
editSylla was born in Dakar and is the younger sister of the writer and filmmaker Khady Sylla.[1][2] Her mother worked in the cinema office, and Sylla became passionate about cinema at the age of seven, as many films were screened in the family courtyard.[3]
Sylla founded the production company Guiss Guiss Communication in 2003.[3] She directed the short film Dakar Deuk Raw in 2008, which examined the ancient tribe of Lesbous in Dakar. In 2010, Sylla directed Skirmisher Marc Gueye: My Pen, My Fight, about a veteran of the First Indochina War.[3]
Sylla served as co-director of the 2014 film Une simple parole alongside her sister Khady, and finished it when Khady died.[2] The film examines the storytelling tradition in Senegal and received the Diversity Award from the Women's International Film and Television Showcase.[4]
Sylla is married to the journalist Modou Mamoune Faye.[3]
Filmography
edit- 2005 : Derrière le silence (director)
- 2006 : Hors Série (director)
- 2008 : Dakar Deuk Raw (short film, director)
- 2010 : Skirmisher Marc Gueye: My Pen, My Fight (director)
- 2014 : Une simple parole (co-director)
References
edit- ^ "Mariama Sylla". Festival Scope. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Une Fenêtre ouverte & Le Monologue de la muette". Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mariama Sylla Faye". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Mariama Sylla - Khady Sylla The Diversity Award - A Single Word - Senegal". Women's International Film and Television Showcase. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links
edit- Mariama Sylla at the Internet Movie Database (N.B. this page mixes data from two different people: Mariama Sylla and Mariama Sylla Faye)