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Isaac Julien

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn February 21, 1960 (65 years)
Filmmaker and installation artist, Isaac Julien was born in 1960 in London, where he currently lives and works. His multi-screen film installations and photographs incorporate different artistic disciplines to create a poetic and unique visual language. His 1989 documentary-drama exploring author Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance titled Looking for Langston garnered Julien a cult following while his 1991 debut feature Young Soul Rebels won the Semaine de la Critique prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Known For

  • Young Soul Rebels
  • Derek
  • Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
  • The Attendant
  • The Passion of Remembrance
  • Lina Bo Bardi: A Marvellous Entanglement
  • Dreaming Rivers
  • Between Two Worlds

Isaac Julien Filmography

2023
2010
Nieuwsuur (TV Series) · as Self - Kunstenaar
2008
Derek · as Self
2004
Kulturplatz (TV Series) · as Self
1991
1983
Gay Black Group · as Self
1982
Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self

2008
Derek · as Executive Producer

1992
Between Two Worlds · as Shop Customer

2010
Better Life · as Written By
1989
Dreaming Rivers · as Assistant Director

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