John Akomfrah

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".

Known For

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

Scala!!!

This Is My Africa

A Touch of the Tar Brush

Black and White in Colour

John On The Void

All Movies (6)

• Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks2025
• Scala!!!2024 · as Self
• John On The Void2018
• This Is My Africa2008 · as Self
• Black and White in Colour1992 · as Self
• A Touch of the Tar Brush1991 · as Himself