Souleymane Cissé
Directing·April 21, 1940·† February 19, 2025 — 84 years old·Bamako, 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.
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2026WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...Self2022A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane CisséSelf / Narrator2015Our HouseDirector · Producer · Writer2014Henri Langlois vu par...Self · Director2013O Sembene!Director2009Tell Me Who You AreDirector · Writer1995TimeProducer · Director · Writer1991Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé1988Ouaga1987YeelenDirector · Writer · Producer1983The WindDirector · Writer · Producer1978Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles SeychellesDirector1978WorkWriter · Director1975The Young GirlDirector · Script · Dialogue1973Five Days in a LifeDirector · Writer1969PostgraduateDirector1968Sources of InspirationDirector