Souleymane Cissé
Directing · Producer · Director · Writer
Born Apr 21, 1940 · Bamako, Mali
Active 1968–2025
Souleymane Cissé (21 April 1940 – 19 February 2025) was a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers.
Filmography
Yeelen (1987) — Director · Writer · ProducerCinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé (1991)Work (1978) — Writer · DirectorFive Days in a Life (1973) — Director · WriterThe Wind (1983) — Director · Writer · ProducerTime (1995) — Producer · Director · WriterThe Young Girl (1975) — Director · Script · DialogueHenri Langlois vu par... (2014) — DirectorOuaga (1988)Tell Me Who You Are (2009) — Director · WriterOur House (2015) — Director · Producer · WriterPostgraduate (1969) — DirectorO Sembene! (2013) — DirectorSources of Inspiration (1968) — DirectorLes chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles (1978) — Director