Souleymane Cissé
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-04-21 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
Souleymane Cissé
Biography
Souleymane Cissé is 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.
Acting
(2022)
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
as Self / Narrator
(2014)
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
(1993)
(1988)
Crew
(2015)
Our House
Director, Producer, Writer
(2014)
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
(2013)
O Sembene!
Director
(2009)
Tell Me Who You Are
Writer, Director
(1995)
Time
Producer, Director, Writer
(1987)
Yeelen
Director, Writer, Producer
(1983)
The Wind
Director, Writer, Producer
(1978)
Work
Director, Writer
(1978)
(1975)
The Young Girl
Director, Script, Dialogue
(1973)
Five Days in a Life
Director, Writer
(1969)
Postgraduate
Director
(1968)
Sources of Inspiration
Director