Souleymane Cissé
Directing
- Born
- April 21, 1940 · Bamako, Mali
- Died
- February 19, 2025 (age 84)
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.
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Known for
Behind the camera13
- 2015Our House Director, Producer, Writer
- 2014Henri Langlois vu par... Director
- 2013O Sembene! Director
- 2009Tell Me Who You Are Director, Writer
- 1995Time Producer, Director, Writer
- 1987Yeelen Director, Writer, Producer
- 1983The Wind Writer, Director, Producer
- 1978Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles Director
- 1978Work Writer, Director
- 1975The Young Girl