Souleymane Cissé

Directing·Apr 21, 1940·Bamako, Mali

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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.

Film	Credit
WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...2026 · Self	Self
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé2022 · Self / Narrator	Self / Narrator
Our House2015 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Henri Langlois vu par...2014 · Self, Director	Self, Director
O Sembene!2013 · Director	Director
TTell Me Who You Are2009 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Time1995 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé1991 · Actor	Actor
OOuaga1988 · Actor	Actor
Yeelen1987 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Wind1983 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
LLes chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles1978 · Director	Director
Work1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Young Girl1975 · Director	Director
Five Days in a Life1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
PPostgraduate1969 · Director	Director
SSources of Inspiration1968 · Director	Director