Directing
Abderrahmane Sissako
FR, ZH, AR, EN cinema · 25 credits
Born
13 October 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Kiffa, Mauritania
Also known as عبد الرحمن سيساكو · 압데라만 시사코
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.
Known for
Filmography
Artou
Director, Writer
Black Tea
Director, Writer
Le vol du Boli
Director
Al Zubarah
2019
Al Zubarah
Director, Screenplay
Life in Al Barr
2019
Life in Al Barr
Screenplay, Director
Timbuktu
Director, Writer
8
Director, Writer
Tiya's Dream
Director
Bamako
as Cow-boy, Director, Writer, Producer
Dry Season
Producer
Little Men
Producer
Waiting for Happiness
Director, Writer
Our Father
Executive Producer
Life on Earth
as Dramane, Writer, Director
Rostov-Luanda
1998
Rostov-Luanda
Actor, Director, Writer
Africa Dreaming
Writer, Director
Sabriya
Director
Molom: A Legend of Mongolia
Production Designer
Октябрь
1993
October
Director, Writer
The Game
Writer, Director