Isaac Julien

Birth Date
2/21/1960
Birth Place
East End, London, England, UK
Known For
Directing
Isaac Julien

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.

Filmography

Looking for Langston

Director / Screenplay

Young Soul Rebels

Director / Writer

Daddy and the Muscle Academy

Himself

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Director

Queer as Art

Self

Lessons of the Hour

Director

This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement

/ Director / Producer

Vagabondia

Director

Lost Boundaries

/ Director

Western Union: Small Boats

Director

The Darker Side of Black

Director

Significant (Br)other

Novel