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Sarah Maldoror

Director

Sarah Maldoror

Directing
1973 — 1981 · 2 films
Lived
19 July 1929 — d. 2020
From
Condom, France

Sarah Maldoror (in Arabic: سارة مالدورور), whose real name was Marguerite Sarah Ducados, was a French filmmaker and director, born on July 19, 1929 in Condom (Gers) and died on April 13, 2020 in Fontenay-lès-Briis (Essonne). Her cinema is poetic but also political and committed. She is considered a leading figure in African cinema and the first female director on the continent.

Career Signature

How Sarah Maldoror’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.