Portrait of John Akomfrah

John Akomfrah

Bio: 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".
Born: Sat, May 04 1957
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
John Akomfrah is 67 years old
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Poster of Listening All Night To The Rain
Listening All Night To The Rain
John Akomfrah was
66 in Listening All Night To The Rain
as 'Director'.
Sat, Apr 20 2024
Poster of Arcadia
Arcadia
John Akomfrah was
66 in Arcadia
as 'Director'.
Thu, Nov 30 2023
Poster of Becoming Wind
Becoming Wind
John Akomfrah was
66 in Becoming Wind
as 'Director'.
Tue, Oct 31 2023
Poster of Five Murmurations
Five Murmurations
John Akomfrah was
64 in Five Murmurations
as 'Director'.
Thu, Sep 09 2021
Poster of Triptych
Triptych
John Akomfrah was
63 in Triptych
as 'Director'.
Tue, Apr 13 2021
Poster of Four Nocturnes
Four Nocturnes
John Akomfrah was
62 in Four Nocturnes
as 'Director'.
Sat, May 11 2019
Poster of Mimesis: African Soldier
Mimesis: African Soldier
John Akomfrah was
61 in Mimesis: African Soldier
as 'Director'.
Fri, Sep 21 2018
Poster of Precarity
Precarity
John Akomfrah was
60 in Precarity
as 'Director'.
Tue, Oct 10 2017
Poster of Purple
Purple
John Akomfrah was
60 in Purple
as 'Director'.
Fri, Oct 06 2017
Poster of The Airport
The Airport
John Akomfrah was
58 in The Airport
as 'Director'.
Fri, Jan 22 2016
Poster of Acts Of Faith
Acts Of Faith
John Akomfrah was
58 in Acts Of Faith
as 'Director'.
Fri, Jan 22 2016
Poster of Tropikos
Tropikos
John Akomfrah was
58 in Tropikos
as 'Director'.
Fri, Jan 22 2016
Poster of Vertigo Sea
Vertigo Sea
John Akomfrah was
58 in Vertigo Sea
as 'Director'.
Sat, May 09 2015
Poster of Transfigured Night
Transfigured Night
John Akomfrah was
56 in Transfigured Night
as 'Director'.
Fri, Mar 07 2014
Poster of Numen
Numen
John Akomfrah was
56 in Numen
as 'Director'.
Wed, Jan 01 2014
Poster of The Unfinished Conversation
The Unfinished Conversation
John Akomfrah was
56 in The Unfinished Conversation
as 'Director'.
Sat, Oct 26 2013
Poster of Three Degrees of Proximity to the Disaster
Three Degrees of Proximity to the Disaster
John Akomfrah was
56 in Three Degrees of Proximity to the Disaster
as 'Director'.
Wed, Aug 28 2013
Poster of Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
John Akomfrah was
56 in Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as 'Director'.
Wed, Aug 28 2013
Poster of The March
The March
John Akomfrah was
56 in The March
as 'Director'.
Mon, Aug 26 2013
Poster of The Stuart Hall Project
The Stuart Hall Project
John Akomfrah was
55 in The Stuart Hall Project
as 'Director'.
Fri, Jan 18 2013
Poster of Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
John Akomfrah was
55 in Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
as 'Director'.
Tue, Jan 01 2013
Poster of Peripeteia
Peripeteia
John Akomfrah was
55 in Peripeteia
as 'Director'.
Mon, Oct 08 2012
Poster of At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
John Akomfrah was
55 in At the Graveside of Tarkovsky
as 'Director'.
Fri, Oct 05 2012
Poster of Hauntologies
Hauntologies
John Akomfrah was
54 in Hauntologies
as 'Director'.
Mon, Jan 02 2012
Poster of The Nine Muses
The Nine Muses
John Akomfrah was
53 in The Nine Muses
as 'Writer, Director'.
Wed, Sep 01 2010
Poster of Mnemosyne
Mnemosyne
John Akomfrah was
52 in Mnemosyne
as 'Writer, Director'.
Mon, Jan 18 2010
Poster of Genome Chronicles
Genome Chronicles
John Akomfrah was
52 in Genome Chronicles
as 'Director'.
Wed, Jul 01 2009
Poster of Stan Tracey: The Godfather of British Jazz
Stan Tracey: The Godfather of British Jazz
John Akomfrah was
45 in Stan Tracey: The Godfather of British Jazz
as 'Director'.
Wed, Jan 01 2003
Poster of Digitopia
Digitopia
John Akomfrah was
43 in Digitopia
as 'Director, Writer'.
Sat, Apr 28 2001
Poster of The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
John Akomfrah was
42 in The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as 'Director'.
Fri, Aug 27 1999
Poster of Riot
Riot
John Akomfrah was
41 in Riot
as 'Director'.
Fri, Jan 01 1999
Poster of Speak Like a Child
Speak Like a Child
John Akomfrah was
41 in Speak Like a Child
as 'Director'.
Fri, Sep 04 1998
Poster of The Call of Mist
The Call of Mist
John Akomfrah was
41 in The Call of Mist
as 'Director'.
Tue, Jul 07 1998
Poster of Goldie: When Saturn Returns
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
John Akomfrah was
40 in Goldie: When Saturn Returns
as 'Director'.
Thu, Jan 01 1998
Poster of The Last Angel of History
The Last Angel of History
John Akomfrah was
39 in The Last Angel of History
as 'Director'.
Wed, Sep 11 1996
Poster of Memory Room 451
Memory Room 451
John Akomfrah was
38 in Memory Room 451
as 'Director'.
Mon, Jan 01 1996
Poster of Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
John Akomfrah was
36 in Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as 'Director, Writer'.
Fri, Oct 01 1993
Poster of A Touch of the Tar Brush
A Touch of the Tar Brush
John Akomfrah was
34 in A Touch of the Tar Brush
as 'Director, Writer'.
Tue, Nov 12 1991
Poster of Who Needs a Heart
Who Needs a Heart
John Akomfrah was
33 in Who Needs a Heart
as 'Director, Writer'.
Wed, Jan 02 1991
Poster of Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
John Akomfrah was
32 in Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
as 'Editorial Consultant'.
Mon, Jan 01 1990
Poster of Testament
Testament
John Akomfrah was
31 in Testament
as 'Director, Writer'.
Mon, May 16 1988
Poster of Handsworth Songs
Handsworth Songs
John Akomfrah was
29 in Handsworth Songs
as 'Director, Additional Photography'.
Thu, May 08 1986
Poster of Expeditions 2 – Images of Nationality
Expeditions 2 – Images of Nationality
John Akomfrah was
26 in Expeditions 2 – Images of Nationality
as 'Director'.
Sun, Jan 01 1984
Poster of Expeditions 1 – Signs of Empire
Expeditions 1 – Signs of Empire
John Akomfrah was
25 in Expeditions 1 – Signs of Empire
as 'Director'.
Sat, Jan 01 1983

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