John AkomfrahDirectingMay 4, 1957 (69 years old)Accra, GhanaPopularity: 0IMDbBiographyJohn 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".Recent & Upcoming9.0Turner: The Secret SketchbooksNov 2025Known For5.1Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirectorA Touch of the Tar BrushDirector10.0Martin Luther King and the March on WashingtonDirector4.3Speak Like a ChildDirector10.0Seven Songs for Malcolm XDirector8.0Who Needs a HeartDirector4.6The Stuart Hall ProjectDirector5.9Handsworth SongsDirector7.0The Last Angel of HistoryDirectorThe Wonderful World of Louis ArmstrongDirector7.0TestamentDirectorThe Unfinished ConversationDirectorFilmographyMovies47TV Shows0AllCast6Crew42Browse All2020s9.0Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks7.8Scala!!!SelfListening All Night to the RainDirectorBecoming WindDirectorTriptychDirector2010sFour NocturnesDirectorMimesis: African SoldierDirectorJohn On The VoidPurpleDirector8.0Acts Of FaithDirectorThe AirportDirectorTropikosDirector8.0Vertigo SeaDirectorNumenDirectorTransfigured NightDirector5.1Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirector10.0Martin Luther King and the March on WashingtonDirector4.6The Stuart Hall ProjectDirectorThe Unfinished ConversationDirectorAt the Graveside of TarkovskyDirector5.6The Nine MusesDirectorMnemosyneDirector2000sThis Is My AfricaSelf1990sThe Wonderful World of Louis ArmstrongDirector10.0RiotDirector4.3Speak Like a ChildDirector7.0Goldie: When Saturn ReturnsDirectorThe Call of MistDirector7.0The Last Angel of HistoryDirector4.5Memory Room 451Director10.0Seven Songs for Malcolm XDirector10.0Black and White in ColourSelfA Touch of the Tar BrushHimself8.0Who Needs a HeartDirectorUtterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanEditorial Consultant1980s7.0TestamentDirector5.9Handsworth SongsDirectorExpeditions 2 – Images of NationalityDirectorExpeditions 1 – Signs of EmpireDirector