Abderrahmane Sissako
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-10-13 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Kiffa, Mauritania
Also known As
عبد الرحمن سيساكو
압데라만 시사코
Abderrahmane Sissako
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.
Acting
Production
2006
as Director
1998
as Director
1998
as Writer
2002
as Director
2008
as Director
2006
as Producer
1994
as Production Designer
1993
as Director
2014
as Director
2014
as Writer
1991
as Director
1991
as Writer
1998
as Director
1997
as Director
1997
as Writer
2002
as Writer
1998
as Writer
1993
as Writer
2006
as Writer
2008
as Director
2006
as Producer
2008
as Writer
2019
as Director
2019
as Screenplay
2019
as Director
2019
as Screenplay
2003
as Producer
1997
as Director
1997
as Director
2008
as Director
2024
as Director
2002
as Executive Producer
2024
as Writer
2020
as Director
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