SambaFélixNDiayewasbornonthe6thofMarch1945inDakar.Asanadolescenthedevelopedapassionforcinemaandranhisschool’sFilmClub.HestudiedlawandeconomyattheUniversityofDakar,buthispassionforcinemaremainedsteadfast.HethenwentontostudyfilmtheoryattheUniversityofParisVIIIwhileattendingmorepracticalcoursesattheLouisLumièreSchool.Concurrenttohisfilmstudies,hetookcoursesinethno-psychiatryattheÉcoledeshautesétudesandalsodirectedhisfirstshortfilm,Pérantal,in1974.Thismarkedthefirstlegofthecareerofafilmmakerwhohasbeenshapedbyrealityandthedepicteringofaworldtowhichhethendedicateshiscinematographicknow-how.Trésorsdespoubelles(TreasuresfromTrash),whichhasbeenairedonArte,Canal+andabroadonseveraloccasions,leavesusinawebyshowinghowcraftsmencancreateartusingverysimplematerials.This,ofcourse,leadsusthinkofthe"documentarycraftsman"whoisabletomakegreatfilmsbyusingafewrawimagestakenfromreallife.

记录斯汀首场个人音乐会的准备和排练，以及他的支持乐队对他们的领袖和他有争议的努力的看法。

参与死亡与生存的艺术家、艾滋病秀、处理艾滋病对朋友和家人影响的戏剧；节目中的音乐、戏剧和喜剧场景以及对创作者的采访。