Jean-Michel Tchissoukou | |
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Born | 1942 Pointe-Noire |
Died | 1997 |
Nationality | Congolese |
Alma mater | Institut national de l'audiovisuel |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Notable work | Illusions, 1970 |
Jean-Michel Tchissoukou (1942-1997) was a Congolese filmmaker. [1]
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]
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