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

Frequent collaborators