Cheik Doukouré

Cheik Doukouré
Born
Cheik Doukouré

1943
NationalityGuinean
French
Alma materSorbonne University
Occupation(s)Director, actor, screenwriter, film producer
Years active1972–present

Cheik Doukouré (born 1943) is a Guinean filmmaker.[1][2] He is notable as the director of critically acclaimed film Le Ballon d'Or (The Golden Ball).[3] Besides film director, Doukouré is also actor, screenwriter and film producer.[4]

Education

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He was born in 1943 in Kankan, Guinea and had primary education in Conakry. In 1964, he left Guinea and moved to Paris, France. He completed the degree of modern literature at the Sorbonne University in 1964, in modern letters and was educated at the theatre schools Cours Simon, and later at the Conservatory of rue Blanche (École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre (ENSATT), fr) in 1965.[5][6]

Career

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In France, he started out as an actor in the theater and on television. In 1978 Doukouré wrote the screenplay Bako, l'autre rive (Bako, the Other Shore) and later the popular play Black Mic-Mac (1986).[5]

As an actor, he played notable parts in a number of films, including in My New Partner (Les Ripoux, 1981) and in the critically acclaimed 1994 film Un indien dans la ville (Little Indian, Big City).[6] In 1991, Doukouré made his directorial debut with the drama feature film Blanc d'ébène (Ebony White) which takes place in Guinea during the Second World War. In 1993, he founded in Guinea his production company Bako Productions. Later that year, he produced his second feature film Le Ballon d'Or (The Golden Ball),[7] which focuses on an African peasant who became a football star.[8]

In 2001, Doukouré founded the production company Les Films de l'Alliance with his co-writer Danielle Ryan[9] to realise his self-directed film Paris selon Moussa (Paris according to Moussa), in which he also starred. In 2003, he won the Prize for male interpretation at the 18th edition of Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) for his role in Paris selon Moussa on the position of undocumented African immigrants in Paris.[5]

Filmography

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Doukouré's filmography includes:[4]

Year Film Role Genre
1972 Chut!
by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Actor Film
1972 Elle cause plus... elle flingue
by Michel Audiard
Actor: Un habitant du bidonville Film
1973 A Rare Bird
(L'Oiseau rare) by Jean-Claude Brialy
Actor Film
1974 Chinese in Paris
(Les Chinois à Paris) by Jean Yanne
Actor: Un dignitaire africain Film
1975 The Man Without a Face
(L'Homme sans visage)
Actor: Le travailleur noir TV mini series
1975 Les compagnons d'Eleusis Actor: Oudhir TV series
1978 The Savage State
(L'état sauvage) by Francis Girod
Actor: Minister of Children's Affairs Film
1978 Bako, the Other Shore
(Bako, l'autre rive) by Jacques Champreux
Actor: Camara Lamine, Writer Film
1979 Le Maître-nageur
by Jean-Louis Trintignant
Actor: Le Noir Film
1980 Les 400 coups de Virginie Actor: Un terrassier TV mini series
1980 Operation Leopard Actor Film
1980 Les mystères de Paris Actor: Le médecin TV series
1981 Un dessert pour Constance Actor: Mamadou TV series
1981 The Professional
by Georges Lautner
Actor: Le docteur infirmerie Film
1982 L'apprentissage de la ville Actor: Le valet TV series
1982 Merci Bernard Actor TV series
1982 Paris Saint-Lazare Actor: L'infirmier togolais Film
1982 Le corbillard de Jules Actor: Dimba Film
1982 L'appât du gain Actor Film
1983 Médecins de nuit Actor: Mamadou TV series
1983 Cinéma 16 Actor: Toussaint TV series
1983 Suicides Actor Film
1984 Frankenstein 90
by Alain Jessua
Actor: Witness at the slaughterhouse Film
1984 My New Partner / Le Cop
(Les Ripoux) by Claude Zidi
Actor: Le marabout Film
1985 Kubyre Actor Film
1986 Follow My Gaze
(Suivez mon regard) by Jean Curtelin
Actor Film
1986 Black Mic-Mac
by Thomas Gilou
Actor: Mamadou, Writer Film
1986 The Joint Brothers
(Les frères Pétard) by Hervé Palud
Actor: Sammy Film
1988 Y a bon les blancs
by Marco Ferreri
Actor Film
1988 Black Sequence
(Série noire)
Actor: King TV series
1988 Ada in the Jungle
(Ada dans la jungle) by Gérard Zingg
Actor Film
1989 Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants
by Pascal Thomas
Actor: Pierre-André Film
1990 Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel Actor: Djama TV series
1990 L'alligator Actor Film
1991 Cheb Actor: Le chauffeur malien Film
1991 La valse des pigeons Actor Film
1991 Blanc d'ébène Actor: Le capitaine Traoré,
Director, Screenwriter
Film
1993 Antoine Rives, juge du terrorisme Actor: L'ambassadeur congolais à Paris TV series
1994 Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Actor: Le gardien,
in episode Meurtre à l'université
TV series
1994 Le cri du coeur Actor: Mamadou Film
1994 Little Indian, Big City
(Un indien dans la ville) by Hervé Palud
Actor: Mr. Bonaventure Film
1994 The Golden Ball
(Le Ballon d'Or)
Director, writer Film
1995 Arthur Rimbaud, L'homme aux semelles de vent Actor: Mélénik TV series
1996 Hi Cousin!
(Salut Cousin!) by Merzak Allouache
Actor: Le voisin Film
1998 Chez ma tante Actor TV series
2000 Lumumba
by Raoul Peck
Actor: Joseph Okito Film
2002 Et demain, Paula? Actor: Louis TV series
2003 Paris selon Moussa Actor: Moussa Sidibé, Director,
Producer, Writer
Film
2006 Le grand appartement Actor: Oussamba Film
2006 Africa Paradis
by Sylvestre Amoussou
Actor: Kobaou Film
2009 Homeless Without You
(Pas de toit sans moi)
Actor: Tonton Fall, Writer TV series
2012 Clash
(Clash) by Pascal Lahmani
Actor: Théophile TV series

Awards

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Doukouré's awards include:[4][5]

Year Festival Award Work
1991 Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF) Jury Special Prize Blanc d'ébène
Festival international du film d'Amiens (FIFAM, fr) Special Jury Award
2003 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) Best Actor Paris selon Moussa
UNESCO Award
2008 Festival international du film d'Amiens Golden Unicorn for Career Achievement

References

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  1. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  2. ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Actor, Director, Adaptation, Dialogue Writer, Screenwriter". unifrance. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Acteur, Scénariste, Réalisateur". allocine. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Cheik Doukouré at IMDb
  5. ^ a b c d "Cheik Doukouré: Guinée". africultures. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Cheik Doukoure bio". africanfilmny. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Le Ballon d'Or: Film, Action and adventure". timeout. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Cheik Doukouré: Born: 1943". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. ^ Danielle Ryan(I) at IMDb
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