Isaac Julien
Directing
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
Directing33
movieLessons of the Hour
2019
Director
moviePlaytime
2013
Director
movieTen Thousand Waves
2010
Director
movieDerek
2008
Director
movieFantôme Afrique
2005
Director
movieTrue North
2004
Director
movieLost Boundaries
2003
Director
movieBaltimore
2003
Director
movieBaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Director
movieParadise Omeros
2002
Director
movieThree
2000
Director
movieVagabondia
2000
Director
movieThe Attendant
1993
Director
movieYoung Soul Rebels
1991
Director
movieLooking for Langston
1989
Director
movieDreaming Rivers
1989
Assistant Director
movieTerritories
1984
Director
movieWho Killed Colin Roach?
1983
Director
Acting10
movieBlack Nations/Queer Nations?
1995
Self - Panelist
movieReframing AIDS
1987
Himself
Writing8
movieParadise Omeros
2002
Writer
movieLooking for Langston
1989
Screenplay
Production2
movieDerek
2008
Executive Producer