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Jean-Michel Tchissoukou

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Jean-Michel Tchissoukou
Born1942
Pointe-Noire
Died1997
NationalityCongolese
Alma materInstitut national de l'audiovisuel
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workIllusions, 1970

Jean-Michel Tchissoukou (1942-1997) was a Congolese filmmaker.[1]

Life

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Jean-Michel Tchissoukou was born 1942 in Pointe-Noire. He studied filmmaking in Paris at the Institut national de l'audiovisuel and at Ocora.[1] On his return to the Congo, he spent a decade working for the national television channel. His first film, Illusions (1970) was a medium-length feature about a peasant who comes to live in the city with his parents.[2] Tchissoukou was also assistant to Sarah Maldoror on Sambizanga (1972).[1]

Tchissoukou's first feature film, The Chapel, won a 1981 FESPACO award. His second feature film, The Wrestlers, examined Congolese identity using a mix of fiction and documentary.[3]

Tchissoukou died in Brazzaville in 1997.[3]

Films

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  • Illusions, 1970.
  • La Chapelle / The Chapel, 1979.
  • Les Lutteurs / M'Pongo / The Wrestlers, 1982.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Roy Armes (2008). "Tchissoukou, Jean-Michel". Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-253-35116-2.
  2. ^ Bruno Okokana, Cinéma: La Chapelle de Jean-Michel Tchissoukou, projetée au Centre culturel russe, Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale, 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Jean-Michel Tchissoukou, trigon-film.org.
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