Moly Kane is a Senegalese director and screenwriter born in 1986 in Pikine, Senegal. His first autobiographical short film, Moly, screened at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Founding member of the Ciné Banlieue Dakar Festival, and instigator of the Dakar Short Film Festival, Kane is also the creator of the production house Babubu Films. To crown his accomplishments at such a young age, he was named Knight of the Senegalese National Order of Merit.