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John Akomfrah

Known for Directing

John Akomfrah
Born May 4, 1957
Place of Birth 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".

Filmography

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Director

Scala!!!

Scala!!!

2024

as Self

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

2025

This Is My Africa

This Is My Africa

2008

as Self

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993

Director

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

Seven Songs for Malcolm X

1993

Writer

Black and White in Colour

Black and White in Colour

1992

as Self

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

2013

Director

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

1999

Director

Who Needs a Heart

Who Needs a Heart

1991

Director

Who Needs a Heart

Who Needs a Heart

1991

Writer

The Last Angel of History

The Last Angel of History

1996

Director

Speak Like a Child

Speak Like a Child

1998

Director

Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs

1986

Director

Goldie: When Saturn Returns

Goldie: When Saturn Returns

1998

Director

The Nine Muses

The Nine Muses

2010

Director

The Nine Muses

The Nine Muses

2010

Writer

Riot

Riot

1999

Director

Precarity

Precarity

2017

Director

Tropikos

Tropikos

2016

Director

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