Known For
Directing
Born
Oct 13, 1961
Place of Birth
Kiffa, Mauritania
Credits
25 titles
Abderrahmane Sissako
Biography
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2007 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film.
Known For
Filmography
Black Tea
Director
Le vol du Boli
Director
Al Zubarah
Director
Life in Al Barr
Screenplay
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Self
Timbuktu
Director
Stories on Human Rights
Director
8
Director
Tiya's Dream
Director
Mambéty For Ever
Self
Bamako
Cow-boy
Dry Season
Producer
Little Men
Producer
Our Father
Executive Producer
Waiting for Happiness
Director
Life on Earth
Dramane
Rostov-Luanda
Documenta X - Die Filme
Director
Sabriya
Director
Africa Dreaming
Writer
Le Chameau et les bâtons flottants
Director
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia
Production Designer
October
Director
The Game
Writer
Artou
Director