Directing

Souleymane Cissé

Born 1940-04-21

Bamako, Mali

Department: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Souleymane Cissé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

2026

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (31 titles)

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