John Akomfrah

John Akomfrah was born on May 04, 1957 in Ghana. John Akomfrah's big-screen debut came with Speak Like a Child directed by John Akomfrah in 1998. John Akomfrah is known for Speak Like a Child directed by John Akomfrah, Cal MacAninch stars as Billy, Age 30 and Richard Mylan as Sammy, Age 30. John Akomfrah has got 3 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award John Akomfrah achieved is Sheffield International Documentary Festival. The upcoming new movie John Akomfrah plays is Venice 70: Future Reloaded which will be released on Aug 31, 2013.

Ghana born John Akomfrah is known for his experimental documentaries and video installations on the subjects of race, migration, and slavery in the encounters between European colonisers and African subjects.In the 1980s working in London, he helped found the Black Audio Film Collective and later set up the Smoking Dogs production company. His cinematic influences include Carl Dreyer and Sergei Eisenstein.