Abderrahmane Sissako
AKA: عبد الرحمن سيساكو, 압데라만 시사코
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1961-10-13
Kiffa, Mauritania
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.
Crew Roles
Bamako
Director
Life on Earth
Director
Life on Earth
Writer
Waiting for Happiness
Director
8
Director
Dry Season
Producer
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia
Production Designer
October
Director
Timbuktu
Director
Timbuktu
Writer
The Game
Writer
The Game
Director
Rostov-Luanda
Director
Documenta X - Die Filme
Director
Africa Dreaming
Writer
Waiting for Happiness
Writer
Rostov-Luanda
Writer
October
Writer
Bamako
Writer
Stories on Human Rights
Director
Bamako
Producer
8
Writer
Life in Al Barr
Screenplay
Life in Al Barr
Director
Al Zubarah
Director
Al Zubarah
Screenplay
Little Men
Producer
Sabriya
Director
Africa Dreaming
Director
Tiya's Dream
Director
Black Tea
Director
Abouna
Executive Producer
Black Tea
Writer
Le vol du Boli
Director
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