Born in 1961 in Mauritania, Sissako spent his childhood in Mali. He later spent
over 10 years in Moscow, where he studied at the VGIK Film Institute. In his
shorts, documentaries and feature-length fiction films, Sissako has often ex-
plored the exile experience and the relationship between African and Western
societies.
ABDERRAHMANE SISSAKO - Selected Filmography:
2006 - BAMAKO
2002 - WAITING FOR HAPPINESS (HEREMAKONO)
1998 - LIFE ON EARTH
1997 - ROSTOV-LUANDA (documentary)
1996 - POUR SABRYA (episode of AFRICA DREAMING)
1995 - THE CAMEL AND THE FLOATING STICKS (short)
1993 - OCTOBER (short)
1991 - THE GAME (short)