Cheik Doukouré

Cheik Doukouré
Born	Cheik Doukouré 1943 Kankan, Guinea
Nationality	Guinean French
Alma mater	Sorbonne University
Occupation(s)	Director, actor, screenwriter, film producer
Years active	1972–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

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 [fr], ENSATT) in 1965.[5][6]

Career

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

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

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 [fr] (FIFAM)	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

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. Cheik Doukouré at IMDb
5. "Cheik Doukouré: Guinée". africultures. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. "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

External links

• Cheik Doukouré at IMDb