Souleymane Cissé, the pioneering Malian filmmaker, handed away at 84 in Bamako, Mali. He was a trailblazer in African cinema, turning into the primary Black African filmmaker to win the Jury Prize on the Cannes Movie Competition in 1987 for Yeelen (“Mild”). His profession, which spanned over 50 years, included important works similar to Den Muso (1975) and O Ka (2015). Cissé’s movies explored African tradition, social points, and magical realism, incomes him worldwide acclaim. His legacy additionally features a Carrosse d’Or from Cannes in 2023, cementing his place in movie historical past. His demise comes shortly after he held a press convention forward of the twenty ninth FESPACO in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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