Souleymane Cissé

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.

Birthday

Apr 21, 1940

Place of birth

Bamako, Mali

Also known as

Сулейман Сиссе
술레이만 시세
슐레이만 시세

Credited in

As cast

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
As Self / Narrator
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
As
Henri Langlois vu par...
As Self
Ouaga
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As

As crew

Time
Role: Producer
Yeelen
Role: Director
Yeelen
Role: Writer
Time
Role: Director
Tell Me Who You Are
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Role: Director
Tell Me Who You Are
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Role: Writer
The Wind
Role: Writer
The Wind
Role: Director
The Young Girl
Role: Director
Our House
Role: Director
Postgraduate
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Role: Director
O Sembene!
Role: Director
Work
Role: Writer
Work
Role: Director
Yeelen
Role: Producer
Our House
Role: Producer
Five Days in a Life
Role: Director
The Young Girl
Role: Script
The Young Girl
Role: Dialogue
Five Days in a Life
Role: Writer
Time
Role: Writer
Our House
Role: Writer
Sources of Inspiration
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Role: Director
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
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Role: Director
The Wind
Role: Producer
Henri Langlois vu par...
Role: Director