Khalik Allah
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
Brookhaven, New York, USA
Biography
Khalik Allah is a self taught filmmaker and photographer. His profoundly personal work has been described as visceral, hauntingly beautiful, penetrative and honest. Khalik’s first book of photographs, Souls Against the Concrete, will be published by University of Texas Press in 2017. His eye for daring portraiture and bold aesthetics have distinguished him as a new visionary in the field. With his award-winning film Field Niggas, Khalik garnered the attention of The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vice, and The Guardian.
Best known work
Lemonade
2016
Black Mother
2018
Field Niggas
2015
Urban Rashomon
2013
I Walk on Water
2020
KHAMAICA
2014
Antonyms of Beauty
2013
Grandma about Grandpa
2019
Azreal: A 5% Story
2006
The Absorption of Light
2005Filmography
2020
I Walk on WaterEditor, Director, Director of Photography
2019
Grandma about GrandpaThanks
2018
Black MotherDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer
2016
LemonadeDirector of Photography, Second Unit Director
2015
Field NiggasProducer, Director
2014
KHAMAICADirector
2013
Antonyms of BeautyDirector
2013
Urban Rashomonas Narrator, Cinematography, Director
2010
Popa Wu: A 5% StoryDirector
2006
Azreal: A 5% StoryEditor, Director, Cinematography
2005
The Absorption of LightDirector