John Akomfrah
John Akomfrah is known for Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013), Handsworth Songs (1986), Scala!!! (2024).
Biography
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".
Questions about John Akomfrah
How many John Akomfrah films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 15 films with John Akomfrah, from 1986 to 2025.
What was the first John Akomfrah film?
The first John Akomfrah film in the catalogue is Handsworth Songs, from 1986.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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5.0 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
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Becoming Wind
2023
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5.9 Handsworth Songs
1986
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7.8 Scala!!!
2024
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10.0 Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
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9.0 Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
2025
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10.0 Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993
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Martin Luther King: Days of Hope
1997
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7.0 The Last Angel of History
1996
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This Is My Africa
2008
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4.3 Speak Like a Child
1998
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10.0 Black and White in Colour
1992
Full filmography
17 films — 15 in the catalogue
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9.0
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
2025
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7.8
Scala!!!
2024 · Self
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John On The Void
2018
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This Is My Africa
2008 · Self
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10.0
Black and White in Colour
1992 · Self
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A Touch of the Tar Brush
1991 · Himself
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Becoming Wind
2023
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5.0
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
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10.0
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
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4.3
Speak Like a Child
1998
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7.0 Goldie: When Saturn Returns
1998
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7.0
The Last Angel of History
1996
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10.0
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
1993
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5.9
Handsworth Songs
1986
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8.0 Who Needs a Heart
1991
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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
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Martin Luther King: Days of Hope
1997
People data: TMDb.
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