Khady Sylla
Khady Sylla (Dakar, March 27, 1963 – Dakar, October 8, 2013) was a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and film.[1]
Life[]
Born in Dakar, she studied at the École Normale Supérieure where she became interested in a literary career. She later became one of a small number of African women film makers. Her An Open Window won a first film prize at the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film [1]. She was one of several Senegalese filmmakers mentored by French ethnologist Jean Rouch.[1] She was the older sister of the filmmaker Mariama Sylla, with whom she co-directed the film Une simple parole.[2]
Works[]
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- Novels
- Le Jeu de la Mer [The Game of the Sea]. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1992. ISBN 2-7384-1563-6
- Films
- Les Bijoux-(1997), Short film
- Colobane Express (1999), docu-drama about the passengers of a Senegalese bus.
- Une fenêtre ouverte (2005), documentary short (52 min.)
- Une simple parole (2014)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sénégal: décès de la cinéaste Khady Sylla - Le Point". Lepoint.fr. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Une Fenêtre ouverte & Le Monologue de la muette". Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links[]
- Khady Sylla: An author from Senegal writing in French
- Howard University, a brief mention along with other artists
Categories:
- Senegalese novelists
- Senegalese film directors
- 1963 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Dakar
- Senegalese writers in French
- Senegalese women writers
- Cheikh Anta Diop University faculty
- 20th-century novelists
- 20th-century women writers
- Senegalese people stubs
- West African writer stubs