Abderrahmane Sissako
Known for Directing
Biography
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) 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. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film.
Filmography
8
2008
Director
Black Tea
2024
Director
The Court
2006
Director
Timbuktu
2014
Director
Waiting for Happiness
2002
Director
Africa Dreaming
1997
Director
Stories on Human Rights
2008
Director
Sabriya
1997
Director
Life on Earth
1998
Director
Documenta X - Die Filme
1997
Director
Le vol du Boli
2020
Director
Rostov-Luanda
1998
Director
The Game
1991
Director
Al Zubarah
2019
Director
October
1993
Director
Tiya's Dream
2008
Director
Life in Al Barr
2019
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