John Akomfrah

Born: 1957-05-04

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".


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Scala!!!

as Self
Released: 2024-01-05

This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex,...

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This Is My Africa

as Self
Released: 2008-04-01

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

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A Touch of the Tar Brush

as Himself
Released: 1991-11-12

Black filmmaker John Akomfrah believes that, for too long, being English has meant being white....

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John On The Void

as uncredited
Released: 2018-12-01

Artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah recounts an experience sailing through French Polynesia.

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