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John Akomfrah CBE RA (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". A founder of the Black Audio Film Collective in 1982, he made his début as a director with Handsworth Songs (1986), which examined the fallout from the 1985 Handsworth riots. Handsworth Songs went on to win the Grierson Award for Best Documentary in 1987.

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  • John Akomfrah CBE RA (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". A founder of the Black Audio Film Collective in 1982, he made his début as a director with Handsworth Songs (1986), which examined the fallout from the 1985 Handsworth riots. Handsworth Songs went on to win the Grierson Award for Best Documentary in 1987. In the words of The Guardian, he "has secured a reputation as one of the UK’s most pioneering film-makers [whose] poetic works have grappled with race, identity and post-colonial attitudes for over three decades." (en)
  • John Akomfrah (Acra, 4 de mayo de 1957)​ es un artista, escritor, director de cine, guionista y comisario de arte británico de ascendencia ghanesa, «cuyo compromiso con un radicalismo tanto político como cinematográfico se expresa en todas sus películas».​ Fundador del Black Audio Film Collective en 1982, debutó como director con Handsworth Songs (1986), que examinaba las consecuencias de los de 1985.​ Handsworth Songs ganó el al mejor documental en 1987.​ En palabras de The Guardian, «se ha asegurado una reputación como uno de los cineastas más pioneros del Reino Unido [cuyas] obras poéticas han luchado contra la raza, la identidad y las actitudes poscoloniales durante más de tres décadas».​ (es)
  • John Akomfrah, CBE (lahir 4 Mei 1957), adalah seorang artis, penulis, sutradara, penulis naskah, teoretikus dan kurator Inggris keturunan Ghana. Ia "berkomitmen agar radikalisme dari bentuk politik dan sinematik menemukan ekspresi dalam seluruh filmnya". (in)
  • John Akomfrah (Londra, 1957) è un regista e sceneggiatore britannico. , suo primo lungometraggio, vince la R d'oro a . La sua ricerca si avvia quindi sempre più verso la multimedialità con progetti quali Expeditions, montaggio di diapositive e video che ripercorre l'iconografia coloniale. Ha lavorato nel "film journalism" per riviste e giornali e ha tenuto corsi al Dipartimento Esterno dell'Università di Londra e al British Film Institutes Summer School. John Akomfrah è anche cofondatore del Black Audio Film Collective. (it)
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  • Seven Songs for Malcolm X (en)
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  • John Akomfrah, CBE (lahir 4 Mei 1957), adalah seorang artis, penulis, sutradara, penulis naskah, teoretikus dan kurator Inggris keturunan Ghana. Ia "berkomitmen agar radikalisme dari bentuk politik dan sinematik menemukan ekspresi dalam seluruh filmnya". (in)
  • John Akomfrah (Londra, 1957) è un regista e sceneggiatore britannico. , suo primo lungometraggio, vince la R d'oro a . La sua ricerca si avvia quindi sempre più verso la multimedialità con progetti quali Expeditions, montaggio di diapositive e video che ripercorre l'iconografia coloniale. Ha lavorato nel "film journalism" per riviste e giornali e ha tenuto corsi al Dipartimento Esterno dell'Università di Londra e al British Film Institutes Summer School. John Akomfrah è anche cofondatore del Black Audio Film Collective. (it)
  • John Akomfrah CBE RA (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". A founder of the Black Audio Film Collective in 1982, he made his début as a director with Handsworth Songs (1986), which examined the fallout from the 1985 Handsworth riots. Handsworth Songs went on to win the Grierson Award for Best Documentary in 1987. (en)
  • John Akomfrah (Acra, 4 de mayo de 1957)​ es un artista, escritor, director de cine, guionista y comisario de arte británico de ascendencia ghanesa, «cuyo compromiso con un radicalismo tanto político como cinematográfico se expresa en todas sus películas».​ (es)
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