Dyana Gaye
Directing
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.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2015Un conte de la Goutte d'or Director
- 2014Under the Starry Sky Director, Screenplay
- 2011Africa First: Volume One Director
- 2009Saint Louis Blues Director, Screenplay
- 2006Deweneti Director
- 2005J'ai deux amours Director
- 2000Une femme pour Souleymane Director, Scenario Writer
Acting1
- 2023My Sole Desire as Metteuse en scéne