Souleymane Cissé

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.

Cast

A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Self / Narrator
Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé
Unknown
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Ouaga
Unknown

Crew

Time
Producer, Director, Writer
Yeelen
Director, Writer, Producer
Tell Me Who You Are
Writer, Director
The Wind
Director, Writer, Producer
The Young Girl
Director, Script, Dialogue
Our House
Director, Producer, Writer
Postgraduate
Director
O Sembene!
Director
Work
Director, Writer
Five Days in a Life
Director, Writer
Les chanteurs traditionnels des îles Seychelles
Director
Sources of Inspiration
Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director