She was 16 in 1992.
In 1992 she would have been shooting a movie for 1993 release, and it’s set in Africa probably shot on lot’s of remote locations.
Might want to look at which of her films were in production while she was 16 (and probably came out a year later or so.)
If she was 16, it was probably filmed in 1992 and released in 1993, so I would guess either the director of “Jack the Bear” or “A Far Off Place” may be the one she is alluding to.