Memorial Page for Souleymane Cissé

Apr 21, 1940 – Feb 19, 2025(84 years)Died in:Bamako, Mali

Malian film director

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Biography

Birthplace

Bamako, Mali

Place of Death

Bamako, Mali

Nationality

Mali

Occupation(4)

film director screenwriter film producer film screenwriter

Awards(4)

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎Sutherland TrophyJury PrizeStallion of Yennenga

Education(1)

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

Souleymane Cissé (* April 21, 1940 in Bamako; † February 19, 2025 in Bamako) was a malian film director. He was 84 years old. He studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He received 4 awards, including Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Sutherland Trophy.

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Born in Bamako, Mali

1940

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

1963

until 1969

Stallion of Yennenga

1979

Stallion of Yennenga

1983

Sutherland Trophy

1987

Yeelen

Jury Prize

1987

Yeelen

Died in Bamako, Mali

2025

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Souleymane Cissé. Forever remembered.