Souleymane Cissé
Born in Bamako, Mali — Apr 21 1940• Died Feb 19 2025
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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 contributor…
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Souleymane Cissé's Credits
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Yeelen
Directing
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Time
Production
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Self / Narrator
The Wind
Directing
Work
Writing
Tell Me Who You Are
Directing
Ouaga
The Young Girl
Directing
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
Sources of Inspiration
Directing
Postgraduate
Directing
Five Days in a Life
Directing
Our House
Directing
O Sembene!
Directing
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Directing