About
Blitz Bazawule
Overview
Blitz Bazawule is a filmmaker and musician born in Accra, Ghana and based in Brooklyn, New York. Blitz's short films Native Sun (2012) and Diasporadical Trilogìa (2016) have premiered at BAM New Voices in Black Cinema. His debut feature film The Burial of Kojo was released in 2018, later released on Netflix via Ava DuVernay's ARRAY distribution company. Bazawule wrote, directed, co-edited and co-prouced the film, as well as providing the soundtrack. As a musician and band leader, Bazawule has released 4 studio albums under the name Blitz the Ambassador - Stereotype (2009), Native Sun (2011), Afropolitan Dreams (2014) and Diasporadical (2016) as well as the soundtrack album to The Burial of Kojo (2019) - and has performed at music festivals such as Roskilde (Denmark), Solidays (France), Mawazine (Morocco) and Sauti za Busara (Zanzibar). Blitz is a 2016 TED Fellow and recipient of the Vilcek Prize.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2023 | Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Native Sun | Actor | The Photographer (as Blitz the Ambassador) | 59 Average |
Directing |
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| 2023 | The Color Purple | Directing | Director | 63 Fair |
| 2020 | Black Is King | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Diasporadical Trilogia | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Native Sun | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Diasporadical Trilogia | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Production | Casting | 59 Average |
| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Diasporadical Trilogia | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Native Sun | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Sound |
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| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Diasporadical Trilogia | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Native Sun | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2023 | The Color Purple | Crew | Executive Music Producer | 63 Fair |
Editing |
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| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |