John AkomfrahDirectingMay 4, 1957 (68 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 For7.8Scala!!!Self9.0Turner: The Secret SketchbooksThis Is My AfricaSelfBlack and White in ColourSelfA Touch of the Tar BrushHimselfJohn On The VoidFilmographyMovies47TV Shows0AllCast6Crew42Browse All2020s9.0Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks7.8Scala!!!SelfListening All Night to the RainDirectorBecoming WindDirectorTriptychDirector2010sFour NocturnesDirectorJohn On The VoidMimesis: African SoldierDirectorPurpleDirectorTropikosDirectorThe AirportDirector8.0Acts Of FaithDirector8.0Vertigo SeaDirectorNumenDirectorTransfigured NightDirector4.9Venice 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 ArmstrongDirectorRiotDirector3.0Speak Like a ChildDirector7.0Goldie: When Saturn ReturnsDirectorThe Call of MistDirector6.6The Last Angel of HistoryDirector4.5Memory Room 451DirectorSeven Songs for Malcolm XDirectorBlack and White in ColourSelfWho Needs a HeartDirectorA Touch of the Tar BrushHimselfUtterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanEditorial Consultant1980sTestamentDirector5.5Handsworth SongsDirectorExpeditions 2 – Images of NationalityDirectorExpeditions 1 – Signs of EmpireDirector