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Home/Memorials/Mali/Bamako/Souleymane Cissé

Souleymane Cissé

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Biography of Souleymane Cissé

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

Malian film director

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Bamako, Mali

Bamako, Mali

Mali

Occupation(4)

film director screenwriter film producer film screenwriter

Awards(5)

Commander of the National Order of Mali Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎Sutherland Trophy Jury PrizeStallion of Yennenga

Education(1)

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

Souleymane Cissé (* 21. April 1940 in Bamako; † 19. February 2025 in Bamako) was a malian film director. He was 84 years old. He studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He received 5 awards, including Commander of the National Order of Mali, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎.

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1940

Born in Bamako, Mali

1963

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

until 1969

1979

Stallion of Yennenga

1983

Stallion of Yennenga

1987

Sutherland Trophy

Yeelen

1987

Jury Prize

Yeelen

2025

Died in Bamako, Mali

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