Isaac Julien
Known for DirectingBorn 1960-02-21East End, London, England, UK
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
Scala!!!
2024 · as Self
Queer as Art
2017 · as Self
Lost Boundaries
2003
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
1991 · as Himself
Gay Black Group
1983 · as Self
Reframing AIDS
1987 · as Himself
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
1988
Black and White in Colour
1992 · as Self
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
1995 · as Self - Panelist
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2019