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

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He was born in 1942 in Bamako, Mali.

Career

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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

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1969 l'artisanat (Arts and crafts) director Feature film
1970 Le retour de Tieman (The return of Tieman) director Feature film
1974 Verloren Maandag actor Feature film
1976 Le drapeau noir au sud du berceau (The Black Flag South of The Cradle) director Feature film
1978 Le Mali aujourd'hui (Mali today) director Feature film
1991 Ta Dona (Your Dona) actor: Samou Feature film
1992 Depte (Deposit) director Feature film
1993 Tiefing director, script Feature film [6]
1999 Macadam tribu (Macadam Tribe) actor: Papa Sandu Feature film
1999 Walaha director TV series
2000 Code inconnu (Code Unknown) actor: Youssouf Feature film [7]

References

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  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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