Moustapha Ndoye

• Name — Moustapha Ndoye • Born — 1968 • Birthplace — Dakar, Senegal • Died — 11 December 2009 (age 41) • Place of death — Dakar, Senegal • Occupation — photographer, film director, screenwriter • Known for — Sénégal, Salsa (2000); Combat pour la mer (2003)

Moustapha Ndoye was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1968. Ndoye was of Lebu extraction. He was introduced to artistic circles by the Senegalese drummer Abdoulaye Prosper Niang, leader and cofounder of the Xalam band and supported musicians at concerts. Ndoye became involved in Senegalese cinema as a production and direction assistant for the movies Le Franc (1994) and La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (1999) by director Djibril Diop Mambéty. In Paris Ndoye worked as a photographer and had an exhibition Cherche Billets in 1999 at the inauguration of the Alliance française at Ziguinchor, Senegal, and at the Mois de la photo(graphie) à Dakar. In 2000, he created the TV music documentary Sénégal Salsa with support of the Senegal Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Communication. In 2003, he directed a documentary for France 5, Combat pour la mer, on the struggle of fishing communities in Bretagne and Senegal. Both movies were with Neri Productions in Paris, founded by filmmaker and actress Florence Arrigoni Neri. After shooting his documentary on illegal immigration Wax pour wax rek, les mots pour le dire, Ndoye died at the hospital of Dakar of a stroke on 11 December 2009. Wax pour wax rek was published posthumously.

Ndoye's films include: • Year — Film — Genre — Role — Duration • 1994 — Le Franc — Comedy — Production and direction assistant — 45 minutes • 1999 — La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil — Drama — Production and direction assistant — 45 m • 2000 — Sénégal Salsa — TV Music documentary — Director and screenwriter — 52 or 55 m • 2002 — Combat pour la mer — TV Documentary on the struggle of fishing communities in Bretagne and Senegal — Director and screenwriter — 49 or 52 m • 2009 — Wax pour wax rek, les mots pour le dire — Documentary on clandestine emigration — Director