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John Akomfrah
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In short · Directing since 1986, 5 decades active, 18 credits.
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Listening All Night to the Rain(2024)
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Arcadia(2023)
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Mimesis: African Soldier(2018)
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Purple(2017)
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The Airport(2016)
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Vertigo Sea(2015)
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The Stuart Hall Project(2013)
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Mnemosyne(2010)
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The Nine Muses(2010)
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Riot(1999)
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Goldie: When Saturn Returnz(1998)
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Speak Like a Child(1998)
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The Last Angel of History(1996)
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Seven Songs for Malcolm X(1993)
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Who Needs a Heart(1991)
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Testament(1988)
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Handsworth Songs(1986)
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- Turner: The Secret SketchbooksSelf - Interviewed Guest · 2025
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