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Abderrahmane Sissako
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Film & TV
Kiffa, Mauritania
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…
Known for
- Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories — Self2017
- Mambéty For Ever — Self2008
- Bamako — Cow-boy2007
- Life on Earth — Dramane1998
- Rostov-Luanda1998
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1961-10-13 ) 13 October 1961 (age 64) , Kiffa , Mauritania
- Occupations
- Film director, screenwriter, producer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Kiffa
- Occupation
- video artist
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Participant in
- documenta x
- Image
- Abderrahmane Sissako César 2016.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1961-10-13
- Commons category
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- described by source
- African Film Festival, Inc.
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Abderrahmane Sissako (Arabic: عبد الرحمن سيساكو; 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 a FIPRESCI Prize. His 2006 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.
Early life and education
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