About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1960-02-21
Place of birth:
East End, London, England, UK
Website:
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Isaac Julien

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Scala!!! Actor Self 59
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2019 Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art Actor N/A
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2017 Queer as Art Actor Self 58
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2003 Lost Boundaries Actor 59
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1995 Black Nations/Queer Nations? Actor Self - Panelist N/A
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1992 Black and White in Colour Actor Self N/A
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1991 Daddy and the Muscle Academy Actor Himself 58
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1988 This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement Actor 58
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1987 Reframing AIDS Actor Himself N/A
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1983 Gay Black Group Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2022 Once Again... (Statues Never Die) Directing Director 59
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2021 Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros Directing Director N/A
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2020 Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement Directing Director 59
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2019 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing Directing Director 59
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2019 Lessons of the Hour Directing Director 59
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2013 Playtime Directing Director N/A
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2010 Ten Thousand Waves Directing Director 59
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2008 Derek Directing Director 58
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2007 Western Union: Small Boats Directing Director 59
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2005 Portrait in Blue: Essex Hemphill Directing Director N/A
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2005 Fantôme Creole Directing Director N/A
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2005 Fantôme Afrique Directing Director N/A
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2004 Encore II (Radioactive) Directing Director N/A
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2004 True North Directing Director N/A
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2003 Lost Boundaries Directing Director 59
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2003 Baltimore Directing Director N/A
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2002 BaadAsssss Cinema Directing Director 59
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2002 Paradise Omeros Directing Director N/A
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2000 Three Directing Director N/A
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2000 Vagabondia Directing Director 59
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1999 Long Road to Mazatlán Directing Director N/A
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1996 Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Directing Director 59
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1994 The Darker Side of Black Directing Director 59
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1993 The Attendant Directing Director 58
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1992 Black and White in Colour Directing Director N/A
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1991 Young Soul Rebels Directing Director 58
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1989 Looking for Langston Directing Director 58
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1989 Dreaming Rivers Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1988 This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement Directing Director 58
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1986 The Passion of Remembrance Directing Director N/A
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1984 Territories Directing Director N/A
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1983 Who Killed Colin Roach? Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 Once Again... (Statues Never Die) Writing Writer 59
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2002 Paradise Omeros Writing Writer N/A
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1996 Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Writing Screenplay 59
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1993 Significant (Br)other Writing Novel 59
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1991 Young Soul Rebels Writing Writer 58
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1989 Looking for Langston Writing Screenplay 58
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1986 The Passion of Remembrance Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2008 Derek Production Executive Producer 58
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1988 This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement Production Producer 58
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