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John Akomfrah. The Last Angel of History follows the quest of a man known as the Data Thief, who seeks the keys to the future. He turns to his computer as a new source of access to knowledge in the 1990s.
John Akomfrah's The Unfinished Conversation (2012) constitutes a recent, fascinating negotiation of identity and difference. The film takes the life of culture theorist Stuart Hall as a point of departure, conducting a cinematic translation of Hall's own empirical and theoretical journey through identity and difference.
John Akomfrah works primarily in film and video, exploring place, memory, and history through the lens of postcolonialism and the black diaspora. His work takes many formats, ranging from feature-length documentaries to immersive, multichannel video installations, while employing both original and archival footage.
John Akomfrah is a hugely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explore the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.
Nov 9, 2023 · John Akomfrah on exploring colonialism, migration and globalism through ‘bricolage’. The British filmmaker and artist examines the complexities of his African roots through a personal...
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Ghanaian born John Akomfrah, CBE RA, is a London-based artist, screenwriter, film director, curator, and critical thinker whose lyric works grapple with such defining issues of our times as climate change, migration, racism, and the legacies of colonialism and slavery. His multichannel videos weave
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Apr 16, 2024 · John Akomfrah is known for his dramatic, richly layered multiscreen video installations that use archive material and newly shot footage to challenge the conventions of film-making, and explore...
