Abderrahmane Sissako

Abderrahmane Sissako

Directing
Born 1961-10-13 Kiffa, Mauritania 23 credits César Award for Best Film 1 Prix du meilleur film français du Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma 1 César Award for Best Original Screenplay 1 Lumière Award for Best Director 1

Awards

Won 1 César Award for Best Film Award

César Award for Best Film 1 won

  • — Best Film Won

Prix du meilleur film français du Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma 1 won

  • — Prix du meilleur film français du Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma Won

César Award for Best Original Screenplay 1 won

  • — Best Original Screenplay Won

Lumière Award for Best Director 1 won

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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.
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Filmography
Directing 17 credits
The Game
The Game
1991 · Director, Writer
Africa Dreaming
Africa Dreaming
1997 · Director, Writer
October
October
1993 · Director, Writer
Waiting for Happiness
Waiting for Happiness
2002 · Director, Writer
Black Tea
Black Tea
2024 · 51% · Director, Writer
Bamako
Bamako
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
2014 · 73% · Director, Writer
Rostov-Luanda
Rostov-Luanda
1998 · Director, Writer
Sabriya
Sabriya
1997 · Director
8
8
2008 · Director, Writer
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Director
Al Zubarah
Al Zubarah
2019 · Director, Screenplay
Life on Earth
Life on Earth
1998 · Director, Writer, Dramane
Documenta X - Die Filme
Documenta X - Die Filme
1997 · Director
Le vol du Boli
Le vol du Boli
2020 · Director
Life in Al Barr
Life in Al Barr
2019 · Director, Screenplay
Tiya's Dream
Tiya's Dream
2008 · Director
Writing 12 credits
The Game
The Game
1991 · Director, Writer
Africa Dreaming
Africa Dreaming
1997 · Director, Writer
October
October
1993 · Director, Writer
Waiting for Happiness
Waiting for Happiness
2002 · Director, Writer
Black Tea
Black Tea
2024 · 51% · Director, Writer
Bamako
Bamako
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
2014 · 73% · Director, Writer
Rostov-Luanda
Rostov-Luanda
1998 · Director, Writer
8
8
2008 · Director, Writer
Al Zubarah
Al Zubarah
2019 · Director, Screenplay
Life on Earth
Life on Earth
1998 · Director, Writer, Dramane
Life in Al Barr
Life in Al Barr
2019 · Director, Screenplay
Acting 5 credits
Bamako
Bamako
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
Mambéty For Ever
Mambéty For Ever
2008 · Self
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia
1994 · Production Designer
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
2017 · Self
Life on Earth
Life on Earth
1998 · Director, Writer, Dramane
Producing 4 credits
Bamako
Bamako
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
Our Father
Our Father
2002 · 70% · Executive Producer
Dry Season
Dry Season
2006 · Producer
Little Men
Little Men
2003 · Producer
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