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Souleymane Cissé, African Cinema Pioneer, Dies at 84
Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer known for masterpieces such as "Yeleen" and "Timbuctu," has died at 84.
Malian director Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer who over five decades gained prominence for works infused with deep humanism and political engagement, died on Wednesday. In 2014 his “Timbuktu,” a cri de coeur against fundamentalist violence and intolerance, screened in the Cannes competition to rave reviews and won seven César awards in France, including best director and best film. In 2023, Cissé also won the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Carrosse d’Or award for “Finye” (“The Wind”), a campus protest movie in which the students are living under a military dictatorship and contending with a patriarchal society deeply rooted in ancestral superstitions.
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