Souleymane Cissé

Souleymane Cissé

Directing
Born 1940-04-21 Died 2025-02-19 Bamako, Mali 17 credits
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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 contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Directing 13 credits
Yeelen
Yeelen
1987 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Writer
Tell Me Who You Are
Tell Me Who You Are
2009 · Director, Writer
The Wind
The Wind
1983 · Director, Writer
The Young Girl
The Young Girl
1975 · Director, Script
Work
Work
1978 · Writer, Director
Our House
Our House
2015 · Director, Producer
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014 · Self, Director
O Sembene!
O Sembene!
2013 · Director
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
1969 · Director
Time
Time
1995 · Producer, Director
Sources of Inspiration
Sources of Inspiration
1968 · Director
Five Days in a Life
Five Days in a Life
1973 · Director, Writer
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
1978 · Director
Writing 5 credits
Yeelen
Yeelen
1987 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Writer
Tell Me Who You Are
Tell Me Who You Are
2009 · Director, Writer
The Wind
The Wind
1983 · Director, Writer
Work
Work
1978 · Writer, Director
Five Days in a Life
Five Days in a Life
1973 · Director, Writer
Acting 4 credits
The Young Girl
The Young Girl
1975 · Director, Script
WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...
WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...
2026 · Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014 · Self, Director
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
2022 · Self / Narrator
Other credits 2 credits
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
1991
Ouaga
Ouaga
1988
Producing 2 credits
Our House
Our House
2015 · Director, Producer
Time
Time
1995 · Producer, Director
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