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Silberfeld is the of [[Jacques Silberfeld]], the daughter of film director [[Rahmatou Keïta]] and French journalist Antoine Silber.<ref name=”:1″>{{cite news|language=fr|first=Megan |last=Arnaud|title=Le fardeau de la couleur de peau|newspaper=[[Le Temps]]|date=18 March 2019|url=https://www.letemps.ch/culture/fardeau-couleur-peau-0|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> She began acting at the local theater at the age of 11. Silberfeld grew up in France but travelled frequently to Greece, Niger, and Mali, and lived in Los Angeles for three years.<ref name=”:0″>{{cite web|language=fr|first=Léa|last=Movia|title=Interview de Magaajyia Silberfeld, réalisatrice et actrice|url=https://fr.petitsfrenchies.com/interview-de-magaajyia-silberfeld-realisatrice-et-actrice/|website=Les Petits Frenchies|date=26 January 2017|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021165426/https://fr.petitsfrenchies.com/interview-de-magaajyia-silberfeld-realisatrice-et-actrice/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She made her film debut in 2011, in ”La Lisière”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magaajyia Silberfeld |url=http://africultures.com/personnes/?no=50886 |website=Africultures |access-date=4 October 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Silberfeld studied acting at the [[Lee Strasberg Institute]] in 2013, at Playhouse West Repertory Theater in 2014 and at Susan Batson Studio in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=Comédiennes – Magaajyia Silberfeld|url=http://www.filmtalents.com/fiche.cfm/115_1-628549-magaajyia_silberfeld.html|website=FilmTalents.com|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222074707/http://www.filmtalents.com/fiche.cfm/115_1-628549-magaajyia_silberfeld.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=fr|first=Marie-Claude |last=Martin|title=Le FIFF offre une carte blanche à 16 actrices noires et métisses|url=https://www.rts.ch/info/culture/cinema/10298663-le-fiff-offre-une-carte-blanche-a-16-actrices-noires-et-metisses.html|website=[[Radio télévision suisse|RTS]]|date=18 March 2019|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> At the age of 18, she wrote and directed her first short film, ”Me There” and co-directed ”Ride or Die” featuring [[Piper De Palma]] and Roxane Depardieu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magaajyia Silberfeld |url=https://africanfilmny.org/directors/magaajyia-silberfeld/ |website=African Film Festival |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Silberfeld had her first leading role in ”[[The Wedding Ring (2016 film)|The Wedding Ring]]”, directed by her mother and financed entirely through African funds. She played Tiyaa, a young woman who goes to study in France and falls in love with a man from a prestigious background.<ref name=”:0″/> The film became the first Nigerien film to be played at the Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr|first=Agnès |last=Faivre|title=Cinéma – Oscars 2019 : « Zin’naariyâ ! » de Rahmatou Keïta dans la course|newspaper=[[Le Point]]|date=12 April 2018|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/cinema-oscars-2019-zin-naariya-de-rahmatou-keita-dans-la-course-03-12-2018-2276300_3.php|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> In 2017, she directed her short film ”Vagabonds”, starring [[Danny Glover]].<ref name=”:0″/> The same year, Silberfeld obtained a philosophy degree from [[University of Paris (post-1970)|the Sorbonne]].<ref name=”karolle”>{{cite news |last1=Karolle |first1=Vane |title=Radar – Magaajyia Silberfeld |url=https://www.globetrottermag.com/news-features/2017/4/3/magaajyia-silberfeld |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=Globetrotter Magazine |date=3 April 2017 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023235546/https://www.globetrottermag.com/news-features/2017/4/3/magaajyia-silberfeld |url-status=dead }}</ref> During college, she learned English through watching American films.<ref name=”:0″/> |
In 2016, Silberfeld had her first leading role in ”[[The Wedding Ring (2016 film)|The Wedding Ring]]”, directed by her mother and financed entirely through African funds. She played Tiyaa, a young woman who goes to study in France and falls in love with a man from a prestigious background.<ref name=”:0″/> The film became the first Nigerien film to be played at the Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr|first=Agnès |last=Faivre|title=Cinéma – Oscars 2019 : « Zin’naariyâ ! » de Rahmatou Keïta dans la course|newspaper=[[Le Point]]|date=12 April 2018|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/cinema-oscars-2019-zin-naariya-de-rahmatou-keita-dans-la-course-03-12-2018-2276300_3.php|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> In 2017, she directed her short film ”Vagabonds”, starring [[Danny Glover]].<ref name=”:0″/> The same year, Silberfeld obtained a philosophy degree from [[University of Paris (post-1970)|the Sorbonne]].<ref name=”karolle”>{{cite news |last1=Karolle |first1=Vane |title=Radar – Magaajyia Silberfeld |url=https://www.globetrottermag.com/news-features/2017/4/3/magaajyia-silberfeld |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=Globetrotter Magazine |date=3 April 2017 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023235546/https://www.globetrottermag.com/news-features/2017/4/3/magaajyia-silberfeld |url-status=dead }}</ref> During college, she learned English through watching American films.<ref name=”:0″/> |
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French actress (born 1996)
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Sarah Magaajyia Silberfeld (born 30 August 1996) is a French actress and film director.
Silberfeld is the granddaughter of Jacques Silberfeld, the daughter of film director Rahmatou Keïta and French journalist Antoine Silber.[1] She began acting at the local theater at the age of 11. Silberfeld grew up in France but travelled frequently to Greece, Niger, and Mali, and lived in Los Angeles for three years.[2] She made her film debut in 2011, in La Lisière.[3] Silberfeld studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in 2013, at Playhouse West Repertory Theater in 2014 and at Susan Batson Studio in 2015.[4][5] At the age of 18, she wrote and directed her first short film, Me There and co-directed Ride or Die featuring Piper De Palma and Roxane Depardieu.[6]
In 2016, Silberfeld had her first leading role in The Wedding Ring, directed by her mother and financed entirely through African funds. She played Tiyaa, a young woman who goes to study in France and falls in love with a man from a prestigious background.[2] The film became the first Nigerien film to be played at the Academy Awards.[7] In 2017, she directed her short film Vagabonds, starring Danny Glover.[2] The same year, Silberfeld obtained a philosophy degree from the Sorbonne.[8] During college, she learned English through watching American films.[2]
She served as a curator during the 2019 Fribourg International Film Festival and sponsored the Charter for Equality and Diversity.[9] Silberfeld presented her mother’s documentary Al’lèèssi… Une actrice africaine (2004), a portrait of the Nigerien actress Zalika Souley.[1]
In 2021, she says she takes her cue from Doris Payne, a comfortable and elegant 90-year-old African-American diamond thief with Native American blood.[10]
