Abderrahmane Sissako

Known for DirectingBorn 1961-10-13 (age 64)Kiffa, Mauritania

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Documenta X - Die Filme

Little Men

Le vol du Boli

Africa Dreaming

Molom: A Legend of Mongolia

Dry Season

Timbuktu

Bamako

Sabriya

Rostov-Luanda

Waiting for Happiness

Black Tea

Life on Earth

Our Father

October

8

The Game

Stories on Human Rights

Life in Al Barr

Al Zubarah

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

Mambéty For Ever

Tiya's Dream