Isaac Julien

Director

Born: February 21, 1960 (66 years old)

Place of birth: East End, London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Filmography (9)

• Scala!!! (2024, ★ 7.8)
• Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996, ★ 7)
• Daddy and the Muscle Academy (1991, ★ 5.5)
• Young Soul Rebels (1991, ★ 5.1)
• BaadAsssss Cinema (2002, ★ 5.9)
• Looking for Langston (1989, ★ 4.8)
• Derek (2008, ★ 5.3)
• 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019, ★ 5.3)
• The Attendant (1993, ★ 3.8)