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FILM DIRECTOR

Safi Faye

1943 - 2023

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Safi Faye (November 22, 1943 – February 22, 2023) was a Senegalese film director and ethnologist. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film, Kaddu Beykat, which was released in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Safi Faye has received more than 47,107 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Safi Faye is the 1,355th most popular film director, the 32nd most popular biography from Senegal and the 2nd most popular Senegalese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Safi Faye ranks 1,355 out of 1,581. Before her are Stacy Peralta, Mick Garris, Paul Bartel, Giorgio Capitani, Peter Glenville, and Tom McGrath. After her are Robert Hamer, Olivier Megaton, Lucrecia Martel, Mike Hodges, Tapan Sinha, and Clive Donner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Safi Faye ranks 563. Before her are Veronica Hamel, Iñaki Azkuna, Van Dyke Parks, Al Foster, Bob Kerrey, and John Pendry. After her are Geraldo Rivera, Mary Woronov, Joe Namath, Yoshisada Shimizu, Pete Quaife, and Phyllis Somerville. Among people deceased in 2023, Safi Faye ranks 346. Before her are Paolo Magnani, Anfisa Reztsova, Vadim Abdrashitov, Marianne Werner, Jimmy Buffett, and Niels Holst-Sørensen. After her are Martin Davis, Pascoal Mocumbi, Bob Richards, Henrik Nordbrandt, Terence Davies, and Gordon Pinsent.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Safi Faye ranks 32 out of 114. Before her are Ibrahim Ba (1973), Habib Thiam (1933), Henri Camara (1977), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), Habib Koité (1958), and Baaba Maal (1953). After her are Mamadou Niang (1979), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), MC Solaar (1969), Ali Dia (1965), Marie Senghor Basse (1930), and Aminata Touré (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Senegal

Among film directors born in Senegal, Safi Faye ranks 2. Before her are Ousmane Sembène (1923).

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Filmography

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