Amina N'Diaye-Leclerc (born 1952) is a Senegalese filmmaker and artist living in France.[1]

Amina N'Diaye-Leclerc
Born1952
Kaolack
NationalitySenegalese
Occupation(s)filmmaker and artist

Life edit

Amina N'Diaye-Leclerc is of French-Senegalese origin,[1] the daughter of Senegalese lawyer and politician Valdiodio N'Diaye.[2] Born in Kaolack in 1952, she studied Spanish language and literature in Toulouse.[3] After a while working as a commercial agent for Air Africa,[1] she started working in filmmaking in 1991. She also took up painting in 2000.[3]

Works edit

  • (co-directed with Éric Cloué) Valdiodio N'Diaye, l'indépendance du Sénégal, 2000.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Janis L. Pallister; Ruth A. Hottell (2005). French-speaking Women Documentarians: A Guide. Peter Lang. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-8204-7614-8.
  2. ^ Mehdi Ba, Amina Ndiaye-Leclerc: «Nous avons été expulsés du Sénégal [..], sans argent et sans papiers», Jeune Afrique, 21 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Dakubu, Mary Esther Kropp; Asante, Eva Maria (2019). African Visionaries. Sub-Saharan Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-9988-8829-9-0.

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