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Souleymane Cissé is one of the most recognized African filmmaker of the twentieth century, and his work exemplifies the development of social realism in African cinema, including its eventual movement towards the recovery of tradition.
May 14, 2023 · Souleymane Cissé is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest African film-makers of all time – and the world’s most prestigious film festival, Cannes, agrees. The Mali-born director has been...
Souleymane Cissé was born on 21 April 1940 in Bamako, Mali. He is a director and writer, known for Yeelen (1987), Baara (1978) and The Wind (1982).
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- Director, Writer, Producer
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- Souleymane Cissé
Souleymane Cissé may refer to: Souleymane Cissé (film director) (born 1940), Malian film director. Souleymane Cissé (footballer, born 1990), Senegalese international football midfielder for Louhans-Cuiseaux.
Souleymane Cisse. McMillan-Stewart Fellow 2001. One of Africa’s leading directors, Cissé has crafted a body of films that combine visual elegance with Marxist ideology and allegorical storytelling. Born in 1940, Cissé began his film career as a projectionist and photographer in Mali.
May 17, 2023 · Fittingly, this year’s Carrosse d’Or award, part of the Directors Fortnight strand, went to Mali’s Souleymane Cissé, the veteran director credited with reinventing film as an African art form.
May 23, 2018 · The Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé (born 1940), known in Africa for his documentary and feature films, was considered one of the major African filmmakers of the late 20th century. He was the first African to win a major award at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
