John Akomfrah
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John Akomfrah

Born 1957-05-04 · Accra, Ghana

John Akomfrah, CBE (born 4 May 1957) is a British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his films".

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Known for

Venezia 70: Future Reloaded★ 5.2Moment
Venezia 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Goldie: When Saturn Returns★ 7Moment
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
1998
The Stuart Hall Project★ 5.5Moment
The Stuart Hall Project
2013
Handsworth Songs★ 5.7Moment
Handsworth Songs
1986
TropikosMoment
Tropikos
2016
The Unfinished ConversationMoment
The Unfinished Conversation
2013
At the Graveside of TarkovskyMoment
At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
2012
The Last Angel of History★ 6.7Moment
The Last Angel of History
1996
PurpleMoment
Purple
2017
A Touch of the Tar BrushMoment
A Touch of the Tar Brush
1991
This Is My AfricaMoment
This Is My Africa
2008
Expeditions 1 – Signs of EmpireMoment
Expeditions 1 – Signs of Empire
1983
The Wonderful World of Louis ArmstrongMoment
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
Memory Room 451★ 4.5Moment
Memory Room 451
1996
Expeditions 2 – Images of NationalityMoment
Expeditions 2 – Images of Nationality
1984
The Nine Muses★ 5.5Moment
The Nine Muses
2010
Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanMoment
Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1990
PrecarityMoment
Precarity
2017
MnemosyneMoment
Mnemosyne
2010
Four NocturnesMoment
Four Nocturnes
2019
Seven Songs for Malcolm XMoment
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993
TriptychMoment
Triptych
2021
Who Needs a HeartMoment
Who Needs a Heart
1991
NumenMoment
Numen
2014
Vertigo SeaMoment
Vertigo Sea
2015
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks★ 9Moment
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
2025
The AirportMoment
The Airport
2016
Auto Da Fé★ 8Moment
Auto Da Fé
2016

Frequent collaborators