Djibril Kouyaté

Djibril Kouyaté (Arabic: جبريل كوياتي born 1942), is a Malian filmmaker and actor.[1][2] He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed feature films such as The return of Tieman, Tiefing and Walaha.[3][4]

Djibril Kouyaté
جبريل كوياتي
Born
Djibril Kouyaté

1942
NationalityMalian
Occupation(s)Director, assistant director, costume designer
Years active1967–present

Personal life

He was born in 1942 in Bamako, Mali.

Career

In 1969, he made the maiden directorial debut with l'artisanat. Then he made the film Le retour de Tieman (1970), Le drapeau noir au sud du berceau (1976) and Le Mali aujourd'hui (1978). As an actor, he acted in the films: Verloren Maandag (1974), Ta Dona (1991), and Macadam tribu (1999).[5] In 2000, he acted in the critically acclaimed film Code inconnu in which his character as 'Youssouf' was highly praised.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1969l'artisanat (Arts and crafts)directorFeature film
1970Le retour de Tieman (The return of Tieman)directorFeature film
1974Verloren MaandagactorFeature film
1976Le drapeau noir au sud du berceau (The Black Flag South of The Cradle)directorFeature film
1978Le Mali aujourd'hui (Mali today)directorFeature film
1991Ta Dona (Your Dona)actor: SamouFeature film
1992Depte (Deposit)directorFeature film
1993Tiefingdirector, scriptFeature film[6]
1999Macadam tribu (Macadam Tribe)actor: Papa SanduFeature film
1999WalahadirectorTV series
2000Code inconnu (Code Unknown)actor: YoussoufFeature film[7]

References

  1. "Djibril Kouyate: actor". allocine. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "Djibril Kouyate: director". MUBI. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Djibril Kouyate". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. "Djibril Kouyate: Director". informations mises à jour le. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. "Djibril Kouyate: films". offi. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. "Tiefing". MUBI. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. "Code inconnu". allocine. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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