Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 21, 1940
Died
Feb 19, 2025
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
Credits
17 titles
Souleymane Cissé
Biography
Souleymane Cissé (21 April 1940 – 19 February 2025) was a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers. He was called "Africa's greatest living filmmaker" while his film Yeelen has been called "conceivably the greatest African film ever made". He was the first director from sub-Saharan Africa to receive an award, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, for “Yeelen”, he was awarded the Golden Coach in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Souleymane Cissé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...
Self
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Self / Narrator
Our House
Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
O Sembene!
Director
Tell Me Who You Are
Writer
Time
Producer
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
Ouaga
Yeelen
Director
The Wind
Director
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Director
Work
Director
The Young Girl
Director
Five Days in a Life
Director
Postgraduate
Director
Sources of Inspiration
Director