Isaac Julien

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.

Known for

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Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement

2019 ⭐ 8.5

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Lessons of the Hour

2019 ⭐ 8.0

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Ten Thousand Waves

2010 ⭐ 7.5

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True North

2004 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2025

Once Again... (Statues Never Die)

2025

2022

Once Again... (Statues Never Die)

2022

⭐ 4.5

2021

Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros

2021

2019

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

2019

⭐ 5.3

Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement Notable

2019

⭐ 8.5

Lessons of the Hour Notable

2019

⭐ 8.0

2013

Playtime

2013

⭐ 1.0

2010

Ten Thousand Waves Notable

2010

⭐ 7.5

2008

Derek

2008

⭐ 5.3

2007

Western Union: Small Boats

2007

⭐ 5.0

2005

Portrait in Blue: Essex Hemphill

2005

Fantôme Afrique

2005

2004

True North Notable

2004

⭐ 8.0

2003

Lost Boundaries

2003

⭐ 6.0

Baltimore Notable

2003

⭐ 7.0

2002

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

⭐ 6.0

Paradise Omeros Notable

2002

⭐ 9.0

2000

Three Notable

2000

⭐ 9.0

Vagabondia

2000

⭐ 6.0

1996

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Notable

1996

⭐ 7.1

1994

The Darker Side of Black

1994

⭐ 2.8

1993

The Attendant

1993

⭐ 4.4

1992

Black and White in Colour Notable

1992

⭐ 10.0

1991

Young Soul Rebels

1991

⭐ 5.3

1989

Looking for Langston

1989

⭐ 5.0

1988

This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement

1988

⭐ 3.8

Frequently appears with

Fernanda Montenegro

Lina Bo Bardi

Fernanda Torres

Lina Bo Bardi

Lina Bo Bardi

Self

Ray Fearon

Frederick Douglass

Cara Horgan

Ottilie Assing

Full filmography

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Once Again... (Statues Never Die)

2025

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Once Again... (Statues Never Die)

2022 ⭐ 4.5

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Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros

2021

HD

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

2019 ⭐ 5.3

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Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvelous Entanglement

2019 ⭐ 8.5

HD

Lessons of the Hour

2019 ⭐ 8.0

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Playtime

2013 ⭐ 1.0

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Ten Thousand Waves

2010 ⭐ 7.5

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Derek

2008 ⭐ 5.3

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Western Union: Small Boats

2007 ⭐ 5.0

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Portrait in Blue: Essex Hemphill

2005

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Fantôme Afrique

2005

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True North

2004 ⭐ 8.0

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Lost Boundaries

2003 ⭐ 6.0

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Baltimore

2003 ⭐ 7.0

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BaadAsssss Cinema

2002 ⭐ 6.0

HD

Paradise Omeros

2002 ⭐ 9.0

HD

Three

2000 ⭐ 9.0

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Vagabondia

2000 ⭐ 6.0

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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

1996 ⭐ 7.1