John Akomfrah
Known for
Directing
Born
May 4, 1957 (age 69)
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".
Best known work
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Handsworth Songs
1986
Scala!!!
2024
The March
2013
The Last Angel of History
1996
The Nine Muses
2010
The Stuart Hall Project
2013
Speak Like a Child
1998Digitopia
2001Stan Tracey: The Godfather of British Jazz
2003Filmography
TBA
The Hour of the DogDirector
2025
2024
Listening All Night to the RainDirector
2024
Scala!!!as Self
2023
ArcadiaDirector
2023
Becoming WindDirector
2021
Five MurmurationsDirector
2021
TriptychDirector
2019
Four NocturnesDirector
2018
2018
Mimesis: African SoldierDirector
2017
PrecarityDirector
2017
PurpleDirector
2016
The AirportDirector
2016
Acts Of FaithDirector
2016
TropikosDirector
2015
Vertigo SeaDirector
2014
Transfigured NightDirector
2014
NumenDirector
2013
The Unfinished ConversationDirector
2013
Notes for a ReturnThanks
2013
Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirector
2013
The MarchDirector
2013
The Stuart Hall ProjectDirector
2013