Souleymane Cissé

Director

Born: April 21, 1940
Died: February 19, 2025 (age 84)
From: 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…

Filmography (17)

WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS... (2026)
Self
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé (2022)
Self / Narrator
Our House (2015)
Director
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Director
O Sembene! (2013)
Director
Tell Me Who You Are
Tell Me Who You Are (2009)
Director
Time (1995)
Director
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé (1991)
Ouaga
Ouaga (1988)
Yeelen (1987)
Director
The Wind (1983)
Director
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles (1978)
Director
Work (1978)
Director
The Young Girl (1975)
Director
Five Days in a Life (1973)
Director
Postgraduate
Postgraduate (1969)
Director
Sources of Inspiration
Sources of Inspiration (1968)
Director