Souleymane Cissé
Birthday: 1940-04-21
Place of Birth: Bamako, Mali
Biography: Souleymane Cissé (1940-2025) was a Malian film director. In 1975 he shot Den Muso (The Young Girl), the first full length Malian feature in the Bambara language. It was immediately banned by the government. Then followed Baara (Work) in 1977, Finyè (The Wind) in 1981, and Yeelen (Brightness), Prix du Jury in Cannes in 1987.
Movies
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Fatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his film c...
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé reveals his passion for cinema, Africa and the world to Cambodian ...
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Henri Langlois vu par...
Thirteen filmmakers share personal reflections on Henri Langlois—the visionary founder of the Cinéma...
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