John Akomfrah

Born: 1957-05-04

Birthplace: Accra, Ghana

Biography

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

Stan Tracey: The Godfather of British Jazz
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
Scala!!!
A Touch of the Tar Brush
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Speak Like a Child
At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
Handsworth Songs

Top Movie Credits

Handsworth Songs Additional Photography