John Akomfrah
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
Scala!!!
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Notes for a Return
Testament
This Is My Africa
Speak Like a Child
Riot
Handsworth Songs
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Purple
Martin Luther King: Days of Hope
The Nine Muses
Becoming Wind
Transfigured Night
The Last Angel of History
Tropikos
The March