Isaac Julien
Directing
Born: 1960-02-21 in 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.
Known For
Lost Boundaries
Scala!!!
Self
Queer as Art
Self
Gay Black Group
Self
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
Himself
Black and White in Colour
Self
Reframing AIDS
Himself
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
Self - Panelist