A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
Biography
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1h 13m
Directed by Fatou Cissé • Documentary • With Souleymane Cissé, Martin Scorsese, Costa-Gavras, Baba Diop • 2022 • 73 minutes
A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé is the story of a filmmaker as told by his daughter. Through interviews with his friends, family, and collaborators, this film traces the life of the great Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé from his childhood to today.
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