Blitz Bazawule

Born: 1982-04-19

Blitz Bazawule is a filmmaker and musician born in Accra, Ghana and based in Brooklyn, New York. Blitz's short films Native Sun (2012) and Diasporadical Trilogìa (2016) have premiered at BAM New Voices in Black Cinema. His debut feature film The Burial of Kojo was released in 2018, later released on Netflix via Ava DuVernay's ARRAY distribution company. Bazawule wrote, directed, co-edited and co-prouced the film, as well as providing the soundtrack. As a musician and band leader, Bazawule has released 4 studio albums under the name Blitz the Ambassador - Stereotype (2009), Native Sun (2011), Afropolitan Dreams (2014) and Diasporadical (2016) as well as the soundtrack album to The Burial of Kojo (2019) - and has performed at music festivals such as Roskilde (Denmark), Solidays (France), Mawazine (Morocco) and Sauti za Busara (Zanzibar). Blitz is a 2016 TED Fellow and recipient of the Vilcek Prize.


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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

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Released: 2023-12-28

A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the...

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Native Sun

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Released: 2011-05-01

Mumin, a precocious young boy, makes the long trip to Accra from his home in Ghana’s rural...

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The Daily Show

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First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Jennifer Hudson Show

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First aired: 2022-09-12

Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.

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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

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First aired: 2023-12-31

THR’s famed Roundtables are reimagined for broadcast and offer a fresh perspective on a classic,...

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