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name: "Kessen Tall"
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roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:40:59.431594+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Kessen Tall

Writer. Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer

## Biography

Kessen Tall is a screenwriter and film producer. She co-wrote the screenplay for *Timbuktu* (2014) with Abderrahmane Sissako, and wrote the scenario for *Black Tea* (2024). She also served as executive producer on *Timbuktu*.

Tall was born in 1977 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She studied in France and has collaborated on projects with her husband, director Abderrahmane Sissako. *Timbuktu* won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2015.

*Sources: imdb.com, nexus-instituut.nl, the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Timbuktu* (2014), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/timbuktu.md)

## Also known for

- *Black Tea* (2024), Writer

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