John Akomfrah Movies

  • 2008
    This Is My Africa

    This Is My Africa

    This Is My Africa

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    Interviewees discuss the memories, tastes and experiences that they associate with Africa for a personal vision of the continent.

    This Is My Africa
  • 1993
    Seven Songs for Malcolm X

    Seven Songs for Malcolm X

    Seven Songs for Malcolm X

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    The Black Audio Film Collective’s seventh film envisioned the death and life of the African American revolutionary as a seven part study in...

    Seven Songs for Malcolm X
  • 2013
    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

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    Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the...

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
  • 1996
    The Last Angel of History

    The Last Angel of History

    The Last Angel of History

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    An examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing...

    The Last Angel of History
  • 1991
    Who Needs a Heart

    Who Needs a Heart

    Who Needs a Heart

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    The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of...

    Who Needs a Heart
  • 1990
    Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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    Short documentary about Pakistani musician, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997), leading exponent of Sufi devotional qawwali singing.

    Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
  • 1992
    Black and White in Colour

    Black and White in Colour

    Black and White in Colour

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    A two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history from the birth of television in 1936 to 1992....

    Black and White in Colour
  • 2013
    The Stuart Hall Project

    The Stuart Hall Project

    The Stuart Hall Project

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    A person’s culture is something that is often described as fixed or defined and rooted in a particular region, nation, or state. Stuart Hall,...

    The Stuart Hall Project
  • 1999
    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles...

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
  • 1998
    Goldie: When Saturn Returns

    Goldie: When Saturn Returns

    Goldie: When Saturn Returns

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    Goldie, the godfather of drum and bass takes us on a roller coaster ride through his frenetic life. A journey that takes us from Wolver Hampton to...

    Goldie: When Saturn Returns
  • 2001
    Digitopia

    Digitopia

    Digitopia

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    Drama about a man who lives in an analogue world but seeks to fulfil his desires in a digital world.

    Digitopia