Souleymane Cissé
Directing
85 years oldBamako, MaliBiography
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Сулейман Сиссе
술레이만 시세
슐레이만 시세
Movies (16)
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
as Self / Narrator
2022
Our House
Director (Directing)
2015
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
2014
O Sembene!
Director (Directing)
2013
Tell Me Who You Are
Writer (Writing)
2009
5.8
Time
Producer (Production)
1995
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
1991
Ouaga
1988
6.6
Yeelen
Director (Directing)
1987
5.9
The Wind
Director (Directing)
1983
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Director (Directing)
1978
6.4
Work
Director (Directing)
1978
6.2
The Young Girl
Director (Directing)
1975
Five Days in a Life
Director (Directing)
1973
Postgraduate
Director (Directing)
1969
Sources of Inspiration
Director (Directing)
1968