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   The Academy is delighted to welcome Honorary Fellow Sir John Akomfrah, the film-maker, artist and writer whose work investigates memory and postcolonialism, and often explores the experiences of...

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   John Akomfrah RA talks about the collaborative process that created #ListeningAllNightToTheRain for this year’s #BritishPavilion at the Venice Biennale. 'I start with a team, we divide up areas of research, and then we begin….We unearth hundreds.

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   Aug 16, 2020 · John Akomfrah, filmmaker and founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective, pays tribute in Sight & Sound | The International Film Magazine to one of London's best-loved cinemas.

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   John Akomfrah is a widely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, postcolonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explores the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.

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   Who is John Akomfrah?

   • John Akomfrah is a widely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, postcolonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explores the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.

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   What does Akomfrah do for a living?

   • In May 2019, Akomfrah participated in the inaugural, critically acclaimed Ghana Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, with his latest work Four Nocturnes. In 2017 Akomfrah was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to art and film making in The Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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   What was Akomfrah's first film?

   • Their first film, Handsworth Songs (1986) explored the events surrounding the 1985 riots in Birmingham and London through a combination of archive footage, still photos and newsreel. The film won several international prizes and established a multi-layered visual style that has become a recognisable motif of Akomfrah’s practice.

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   What is Akomfrah's 'mimesis'?

   • More recently, Akomfrah debuted his work Mimesis: African Soldier (2018) at the Imperial War Museum in London, commissioned by 1418 Now. The piece explores the often overlooked role of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from across continental Africa in the First World War and features rarely seen archive material.

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   Oct 30, 2017 · How can art address issues of globalisation, climate change and politics? Our Young Reviewer explores John Akomfrah's latest work, 'Purple', a...