| Jean-Michel Tchissoukou | |
| Birth Date: | 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Pointe-Noire |
| Death Date: | 1997 |
| Nationality: | Congolese |
| Alma Mater: | Institut national de l'audiovisuel |
| Occupation: | Filmmaker |
| Notable Works: | 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]