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John Akomfrah - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic
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John Akomfrah
Born
May 4, 1957
Age 68
Place of Birth
Accra, Ghana
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
6
Movies
0
TV Shows
42
Directed
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John Akomfrah
Directing
Biography
John Akomfrah, CBE (born 4 May 1957) is a British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his films".
Movies
6
TV Shows
0
Director
42
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
Cast
2025
Scala!!!
as
Self
2024
John On The Void
Cast
2018
This Is My Africa
as
Self
2008
Black and White in Colour
as
Self
1992
A Touch of the Tar Brush
as
Himself
1991
