Souleymane Cissé

Known for DirectingBorn 1940-04-21Died 2025-02-19Bamako, Mali

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé

Five Days in a Life

Yeelen

Work

Time

The Young Girl

The Wind

Henri Langlois vu par...

WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé

Our House

O Sembene!

Tell Me Who You Are

Ouaga

Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles

Postgraduate

Sources of Inspiration