Born in 1963 in Dakar, Khady Sylla has published several short stories and novels, including Le Jeu de la mer (1992). She made a short film entitled Les Bijoux (1997) and two documentaries, Colobane Express (2000) and Une fenêtre ouverte (2005); the latter won the Best First Film Prize at the International Documentary Festival in Marseille (FID).
She was living in Dakar and died on the 8th of October 2013.

SHORT FILMOGRAPHY
2008 Le Monologue de la muette
2005 Une fenêtre ouverte
2000 Colobane Express