Souleymane Cissé: Malian film-maker and Cannes Film Festival winner dies aged 84
Source: BBC
Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema, has died aged 84.His daughter, Mariam Cissé, confirmed his death at clinic in the capital Bamako, expressing shock and mourning "the loss of a man who dedicated his life to film and art".The cause of his death has not been announced.Cissé gained international recognition in 1987 when his film Yeelen (The Light) won the Jury Prize at the…
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