Direction: John Akomfrah
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Akomfrah. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Documentary · 120 min. · Italy
Direction Hala Abdallah · Karim Aïnouz · John Akomfrah · Catherine Breillat
Cast Bernardo Bertolucci · Tygh Runyan · Shannyn Sossamon · Michele Placido
Plot 70 short movies about cinema and its future.
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Handsworth Songs
1987 · Documentary · 61 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Akomfrah
Cast Pervaiz Khan · Meera Syal · Yvonne Weekes
Plot The Black Audio Film Collective's documentary-essay on the civil disobedience that erupted in reaction to the repressive policing of black communities in London and Birmingham in 1985. On the one...
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Testament
1988 · Movie · 80 min. · Ghana
Direction John Akomfrah
Cast Tania Rogers · Evans Oma · Frank Parkes · Alex Tetteh-Lartey
Plot In Testament, the condition of the postcolony is embodied in the figure of activist turned television reporter Abena who returns to contemporary Ghana, for the first time since the 1966...
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The March
2013 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction John Akomfrah
Cast Martin Luther King · Clarence B. Jones · Andrew Young
Plot The March is the feature documentary narrated by Denzel Washington about the renowned and historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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The Nine Muses
2010 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Akomfrah
Plot Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from...
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The Last Angel of History
1996 · Documentary · 45 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Akomfrah
Cast George Clinton · Kodwo Eshun · Edward George · Goldie
Plot Framed by the fictional story of the "data thief", this hybrid documentary takes a look at the origins, impact and significance of Afrofuturism and techno music for the black diaspora.
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Digitopia
2001 · Movie · 33 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Akomfrah
Plot Drama about a man who lives in an analogue world but seeks to fulfil his desires in a digital world.
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The Stuart Hall Project
2013 · Documentary · 95 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Akomfrah
Plot Antinuclear campaigner, New Left activist and founding father of Cultural Studies, this documentary interweaves 70 years of Stuart Hall’s film, radio and television appearances, and material from his private archive...
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Jeonju Digital Project 2001
2001 · Documentary · 93 min. · South Korea
Direction John Akomfrah · Jia Zhangke · Tsai Ming-liang
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