About

Known credits:
11
Birthday:
1971-09-06
Place of birth:
Bologna, Italy
Website:
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Fred Kudjo Kuwornu

Overview

Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is an Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker, producer, film curator and educator who holds both Italian and American citizenship, based in New York.

He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed documentaries such as Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema, Inside Buffalo, and 18 Ius Soli. His documentaries deal with political and social themes, such as racism, interracial relations, diversity, Afro-Italians and Black diasporic identity in Italy, and the African diaspora in the world. He also teaches courses on production and digital filmmaking, and on Black Diaspora in Contemporary Italy and Europe. He has taught at University of Toronto, University of Minnesota, James Madison University, Middlebury College and Colorado College.

Known for

Acting
2016 Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema Actor Self, Narrator N/A
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Directing
2025 We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Directing Director N/A
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2016 Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema Directing Director N/A
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2011 18 Ius Soli Directing Director 58
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2010 Inside Buffalo Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Writing Writer N/A
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2016 Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema Writing Writer N/A
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2011 18 Ius Soli Writing Writer 58
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2010 Inside Buffalo Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2025 We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Production Executive Producer N/A
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Editing
2025 We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Editing Editor N/A
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