Dyana Gaye
Known For: Directing
Biography
Dyana Gaye studied cinema at Université Paris-8 before finding critical acclaim with her first short film Une Femme pour Souleymane (2000). She then created several other shorts, including Deweneti (2006), which gained a top prize at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand short film festival, and the musical Saint Louis Blues (2009, Sundance, Locarno), both of which were nominated for a César award. Her first feature film, Under the Starry Sky (2014), was shot in Dakar, Turin and New York. She is co-curator of Tigritudes, a subjective and chronological anthology of Panafrican cinema. Gaye is now working on her next feature film, Studio Kebe, which will be a musical taking place in Senegal.
Filmography
2015
- Un conte de la Goutte d'or ... (Director)
2014
- Under the Starry Sky ... (Director)
2011
- Africa First: Volume One ... (Director)
2009
- Saint Louis Blues ... (Director)
2006
- Deweneti ... (Director)
2005
- J'ai deux amours ... (Director)
2000
- Une femme pour Souleymane ... (Director)