Souleymane Cissé
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.
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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
Crew
Movie
Yeelen
Director
1987
Movie
The Wind
Director
1983
Movie
Work
Director
1978
Movie
Time
Producer
1995
Movie
The Young Girl
Director
1975
Movie
Five Days in a Life
Director
1973
Movie
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2014
Movie
Tell Me Who You Are
Writer
2009
Movie
Our House
Director
2015
Movie
Postgraduate
Director
1969
Movie
O Sembene!
Director
2013
Movie
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Director
1978