Directing
Souleymane Cissé
Born 1940-04-21 · Bamako, Mali
Died 2025-02-19
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.
Credits
Newest first
WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...as Self2026
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cisséas Self / Narrator2022
Our HouseDirector2015- Our HouseProducer2015
- Our HouseWriter2015
Henri Langlois vu par...as Self2014- Henri Langlois vu par...Director2014
O Sembene!Director2013- Tell Me Who You AreWriter2009
- Tell Me Who You AreDirector2009
TimeProducer1995- TimeDirector1995
- TimeWriter1995
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé1991- Ouaga1988
YeelenDirector1987- YeelenWriter1987
- YeelenProducer1987
The WindDirector1983- The WindWriter1983
- The WindProducer1983
- Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles SeychellesDirector1978
WorkDirector1978- WorkWriter1978
The Young GirlDirector1975- The Young GirlScript1975
- The Young GirlDialogue1975
Five Days in a LifeDirector1973- Five Days in a LifeWriter1973
- PostgraduateDirector1969
- Sources of InspirationDirector1968