Souleymane Cissé, Malian director, producer, and screenwriter

Souleymane Cissé (film director)

Malian film director (1940–2025)

Souleymane Cissé was a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers. He was called "Africa's greatest living filmmaker" while his film Yeelen has been called "conceivably the greatest African film ever made".