Souleymane Cissé
Directing
Biography
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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Filmography
Acting (5)
2026
WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...as Self
2022
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cisséas Self / Narrator
2014
Henri Langlois vu par...as Self
5.0
1988
Production & Directing (26)
2015
Our HouseDirector
2015
Our HouseProducer
2015
Our HouseWriter
2014
Henri Langlois vu par...Director
5.0
2013
O Sembene!Director
2009
Tell Me Who You AreWriter
2009
Tell Me Who You AreDirector
1995
TimeProducer
6.4
1995
TimeDirector
6.4
1995
TimeWriter
6.4
1987
YeelenDirector
6.6
1987
YeelenWriter
6.6
1987
YeelenProducer
6.6
1983
The WindDirector
6.1
1983
The WindWriter
6.1
1983
The WindProducer
6.1
1978
1978
WorkDirector
6.6
1978
WorkWriter
6.6
1975
The Young GirlDirector
6.4
1975
The Young GirlScript
6.4
1975
The Young GirlDialogue
6.4
1973
Five Days in a LifeDirector
8.0
1973
Five Days in a LifeWriter
8.0
1969
PostgraduateDirector
1968
Sources of InspirationDirector