Known for
Directing
Credits
30
Gender
Man
Birthday
21 Apr 1940 (84)
Place of birth
Bamako, Mali
Also known as
Сулейман Сиссе
술레이만 시세
슐레이만 시세
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé | Self / Narrator |
| 2014 | Henri Langlois vu par... | Self |
| 1993 | Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé | |
| 1988 | Ouaga |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Our House | Director |
| 2015 | Our House | Producer |
| 2015 | Our House | Writer |
| 2014 | Henri Langlois vu par... | Director |
| 2013 | O Sembene! | Director |
| 2009 | Tell Me Who You Are | Writer |
| 2009 | Tell Me Who You Are | Director |
| 1995 | Time | Producer |
| 1995 | Time | Director |
| 1995 | Time | Writer |
| 1987 | Yeelen | Director |
| 1987 | Yeelen | Writer |
| 1987 | Yeelen | Producer |
| 1983 | The Wind | Director |
| 1983 | The Wind | Writer |
| 1983 | The Wind | Producer |
| 1978 | Work | Director |
| 1978 | Work | Writer |
| 1978 | Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles | Director |
| 1975 | The Young Girl | Director |
| 1975 | The Young Girl | Script |
| 1975 | The Young Girl | Dialogue |
| 1972 | Five Days in a Life | Director |
| 1972 | Five Days in a Life | Writer |
| 1969 | Postgraduate | Director |
| 1968 | Sources of Inspiration | Director |