John Akomfrah
Directing

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".

Known for

Venice 70: Future Reloaded★ 5.2
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Goldie: When Saturn Returns★ 7
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
1998
The Stuart Hall Project★ 5.5
The Stuart Hall Project
2013
Handsworth Songs★ 5.7
Handsworth Songs
1986
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993
Triptych
Triptych
2021
Who Needs a Heart
Who Needs a Heart
1991
Numen
Numen
2014
Vertigo Sea
Vertigo Sea
2015
The Airport
The Airport
2016
Acts Of Faith★ 8
Acts Of Faith
2016
Tropikos
Tropikos
2016
The Unfinished Conversation
The Unfinished Conversation
2013
At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
2012
Purple
Purple
2017
The Last Angel of History★ 6.7
The Last Angel of History
1996
A Touch of the Tar Brush
A Touch of the Tar Brush
1991
Expeditions 1 – Signs of Empire
Expeditions 1 – Signs of Empire
1983
This Is My Africa
This Is My Africa
2008
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
Expeditions 2 – Images of Nationality
Expeditions 2 – Images of Nationality
1984
Memory Room 451★ 4.5
Memory Room 451
1996
Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1990
The Nine Muses★ 5.5
The Nine Muses
2010
Precarity
Precarity
2017
Mnemosyne
Mnemosyne
2010
Four Nocturnes
Four Nocturnes
2019