Souleymane Cissé
Acting / Production / Writing / Creator
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.
Personal Information
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
About
Directing, Male
Birthday
21 April 1940, 85 years old