Isaac Julien

Isaac Julien

Birthdate
February 21, 1960 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
East End, London, England, UK
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
February 21, 1960 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
East End, London, England, UK
Known For
Directing

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.

Isaac Julien's LGBTQ+ Titles

Young Soul Rebels
Young Soul Rebels
Director
Looking for Langston
Looking for Langston
Director

Acting (10)

2024
Scala!!! as Self
2019
Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art
2017
Queer as Art as Self
2003
Lost Boundaries
1995
Black Nations/Queer Nations? as Self - Panelist
1992
Black and White in Colour as Self
1991
Daddy and the Muscle Academy as Himself
1988
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
1987
Reframing AIDS as Himself
1983
Gay Black Group as Self

Directing (32)

2022
Once Again... (Statues Never Die) • Director
• Director
2021
Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros • Director
• Director
2020
Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement • Director
• Director
2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing • Director
• Director
2019
Lessons of the Hour • Director
• Director
2013
Playtime • Director
• Director
2010
Ten Thousand Waves • Director
• Director
2008
Derek • Director
• Director
2007
Western Union: Small Boats • Director
• Director
2005
Portrait in Blue: Essex Hemphill • Director
• Director
2005
Fantôme Afrique • Director
• Director
2005
Fantôme Creole • Director
• Director
2004
Encore II (Radioactive) • Director
• Director
2004
True North • Director
• Director
2003
Baltimore • Director
• Director
2003
Lost Boundaries • Director
• Director
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema • Director
• Director
2002
Paradise Omeros • Director
• Director
2000
Three • Director
• Director
2000
Vagabondia • Director
• Director
1999
Long Road to Mazatlán • Director
• Director
1996
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask • Director
• Director
1994
The Darker Side of Black • Director
• Director
1993
The Attendant • Director
• Director
1992
Black and White in Colour • Director
• Director
1991
Young Soul Rebels • Director
• Director
1989
• Director
1989
Dreaming Rivers • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director
1988
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement • Director
• Director
1986
The Passion of Remembrance • Director
• Director
1984
Territories • Director
• Director
1983
Who Killed Colin Roach? • Director
• Director

Production (2)

2008
Derek • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1988
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement • Producer
• Producer

Writing (7)

2022
Once Again... (Statues Never Die) • Writer
• Writer
2002
Paradise Omeros • Writer
• Writer
1996
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1993
Significant (Br)other • Novel
• Novel
1991
• Writer
1989
Looking for Langston • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1986
The Passion of Remembrance • Writer
• Writer