Isaac Julien
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019
Director
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Director
Playtime
2013
Director
Queer as Art
2017
as Self
Scala!!!
2024
as Self
Derek
2008
Director
Derek
2008
Executive Producer
Ten Thousand Waves
2010
Director
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
1991
as Himself
Young Soul Rebels
1991
Director
Young Soul Rebels
1991
Writer
Black and White in Colour
1992
as Self
Black and White in Colour
1992
Director
The Passion of Remembrance
1986
Director
The Passion of Remembrance
1986
Writer
Lost Boundaries
2003
Lost Boundaries
2003
Director
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
1996
Director
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
1996
Screenplay
Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
2022
Director