
Mali filmmaker Souleymane Cisse, ‘father of African cinema’, dies at age 84 | Cinema News
Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen. Mali’s highly acclaimed director Souleymane Cisse, who is considered one of the pillars of African cinema, has died at age 84. His daughter announced that Cisse died on Wednesday, leaving a trailblazing legacy on the…