Katy Léna N'diaye (born 1968) is a Senegalese-French documentary
filmmaker, best known for her documentaries about women muralists in
Africa.Born in Senegal, N'diaye grew up in Europe. She studied modern
literature in Paris, and undertook further study in broadcast
journalism. She has worked as a journalist for TV5 Monde and RTBF, and
lives in Brussels.N'diaye's documentary Traces â€" characterized by
Elvis Mitchell in the New York Times as "visually sharp and lovingly
informal" â€" focussed on mural painting by Kassena women in Burkina
Faso. In the documentary, three old women explain the content of the
murals covering the reddish-clay huts to Anetina, a young unmarried
woman. Awaiting for Men documented three older women talking as they
painted the town wall in Oualata, an oasis town on the edge of the
Sahara Desert in southeast Mauritania.
filmmaker, best known for her documentaries about women muralists in
Africa.Born in Senegal, N'diaye grew up in Europe. She studied modern
literature in Paris, and undertook further study in broadcast
journalism. She has worked as a journalist for TV5 Monde and RTBF, and
lives in Brussels.N'diaye's documentary Traces â€" characterized by
Elvis Mitchell in the New York Times as "visually sharp and lovingly
informal" â€" focussed on mural painting by Kassena women in Burkina
Faso. In the documentary, three old women explain the content of the
murals covering the reddish-clay huts to Anetina, a young unmarried
woman. Awaiting for Men documented three older women talking as they
painted the town wall in Oualata, an oasis town on the edge of the
Sahara Desert in southeast Mauritania.
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