Khady Sylla


Khady Sylla was a Senegalese writer of two novels, short work, and film.

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 . She was one of several Senegalese filmmakers mentored by French ethnologist Jean Rouch.

Works

;Novels
;Films