Souleymane Cissé
Known for Directing
Birthday
April 21, 1940
Place of Birth
Bamako, Mali
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.
