Mariama Sylla Faye is a Senegalese film director and producer.

Mariama Sylla
Born
NationalitySenegalese
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer
RelativesKhady Sylla

Biography

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Sylla 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Mariama Sylla". Festival Scope. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Une Fenêtre ouverte & Le Monologue de la muette". Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mariama Sylla Faye". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Mariama Sylla - Khady Sylla The Diversity Award - A Single Word - Senegal". Women's International Film and Television Showcase. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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