Malian director Souleymane Cisse poses on the sidelines of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, where he was given a special citation for his work in the field of African cinema [File ...

By Claire Moses Souleymane Cissé, an award-winning writer and director who became the first Black African filmmaker to win the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, died on Wednesday in Bamako ...

Celebrated Malian director Souleymane Cissé, who was the first sub-Saharan African director to win a major award at Cannes with 1987 Jury Prize winner Yeelen (Brightness), died Wednesday at the ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé ... Tributes poured in for Cisse, whose trailblazing work on the silver screen across more than half a century was marked by a commitment ...

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. He was 84.

Tributes have been pouring in for Souleymane Cisse, one of Africa's most renowned filmmakers and directors. He was 84. His daughter, Mariam Cissé, confirmed his death, expressing shock and mourning ...

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84. Story by Charlotte Hughes, Alexandra Quarini and Florence Gaillard.

Malian Filmmaker Souleymane Cissé ... Tributes poured in for Cisse, whose trailblazing work on the silver screen across more than half a century was marked by a commitment to African storytelling ...

Tributes poured in for Cisse, whose trailblazing work on the silver screen across more than half a century was marked by a commitment to African storytelling, deep humanism and political engagement.