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Isaac Julien
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Isaac Julien

Born 1960-02-21 · East End, London, England, UK

Filmmaker and installation artist, Isaac Julien was born in 1960 in London, where he currently lives and works. His multi-screen film installations and photographs incorporate different artistic disciplines to create a poetic and unique visual language. His 1989 documentary-drama exploring author Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance titled Looking for Langston garnered Julien a cult following while his 1991 debut feature Young Soul Rebels won the Semaine de la Critique prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Known for

BaadAsssss Cinema★ 5.9
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Playtime
Playtime
2013
Looking for Langston★ 5
Looking for Langston
1989
Daddy and the Muscle Academy★ 5.5
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
1991
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing★ 5
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019
Young Soul Rebels★ 4.7
Young Soul Rebels
1991
The Passion of Remembrance
The Passion of Remembrance
1986
Fantôme Afrique
Fantôme Afrique
2005
Ten Thousand Waves★ 8
Ten Thousand Waves
2010
Western Union: Small Boats
Western Union: Small Boats
2007
Derek★ 5.7
Derek
2008
Black and White in Colour
Black and White in Colour
1992
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
1987
The Darker Side of Black
The Darker Side of Black
1994
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019
Lessons of the Hour
Lessons of the Hour
2019
Queer as Art★ 10
Queer as Art
2017
Baltimore
Baltimore
2003
Three
Three
2000
The Attendant★ 5.2
The Attendant
1993
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
1995
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask★ 6.4
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
1996
Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros
Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros
2021
Paradise Omeros
Paradise Omeros
2002
Gay Black Group
Gay Black Group
1983
Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
2022
Dreaming Rivers
Dreaming Rivers
1988
Territories
Territories
1984