Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

Valérie Osouf

In Valérie Osouf’s portrait of the world-renowned filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako (Life on Earth, Bamako, Timbuktu), we are invited not only into his physical territory but also his poetic and politically engaged terrain.

DIRECTOR
Valérie Osouf
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
72 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles

Q&A with Valérie Osouf

To be somewhere precise yet stand nowhere at all; to touch the human soul with images. In Valérie Osouf’s portrait of the world-renowned filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako (Life on Earth, Bamako, Timbuktu), we are invited not only into his physical territory but also his poetic and politically engaged terrain. From Mali to China, from Nouakchott to Moscow, these spaces speak of displacement and exile. Featuring interviews with acclaimed artists, such as Danny Glover and Martin Scorsese, and everyday movie lovers—including a film-loving police officer and philosophy professor—Beyond Territories allows us to walk alongside Sissako and experience his world. U.S. Premiere

Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories

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