Souleymane Cisse was a Malian film director, born in Bamako, French Sudan, on 21 April 1940 and died on 19 February 2025. He was regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers and was called Africa's greatest living filmmaker, while his film Yeelen has been called conceivably one of the greatest films ever made. Within this atlas Souleymane Cissé is credited as the director of Y. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article Souleymane Cissé (film director), which this entry cites as its source.
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Souleymane Cissé (21 April 1940-19 February 2025) was a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers.
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Yeelen (Bambara for "brightness"/"light") is a 1987 Malian film written, directed and produced by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people.
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