Abderrahmane Sissako

Film director

1961 –

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Who is Abderrahmane Sissako?

Abderrahmane Sissako is an award-winning film director and producer who has often worked in Mali and France. Sissako is, along with Ousmane Sembène, Souleymane Cissé, Idrissa Ouedraogo and Djibril Diop Mambety, one of the few filmmakers from Sub-Saharan Africa to reach a measure of international influence. His film Waiting for Happiness was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2007 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people.

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Born
Oct 13, 1961
Kiffa
Also known as
  • Abderrehmane Sissako
  • Dramane Sissako
Nationality
  • Mauritania
Profession
Education
  • Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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