Isaac Julien
Known for Directing
Born February 21, 1960
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
Queer as Art
2017
as Self
Scala!!!
2024
as Self
Black and White in Colour
1992
as Self
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
1991
as Himself
Lost Boundaries
2003
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
1988
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019
Gay Black Group
1983
as Self
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
1995
as Self - Panelist
Reframing AIDS
1987
as Himself