Isaac Julien Movies

Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist. The...

Territories is an experimental documentary about the Notting Hill Carnival. It locates the event within the struggle between white authority and...

This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which...

Playtime’s cosmopolitan spectacle, presented in a kaleidoscopic montage across seven large screens, interconnects the lives of its archetypical...

Fantôme Afrique, weaves cinematic and architectural references through the rich imagery of urban Ouagadougou, the centre for cinema in Africa,...

Lost Boundaries is comprised of footage shot by Julien on location, in England in the summer of 1985, during the making of the Sankofa film and video...

Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...

Co-directed by Blackwood and Julien, the first full-length feature film by Sankofa Film and Video offers a radical and necessary interrogation into...

Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men...

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

A black female conservator imagines the buried stories and the hidden histories within the museum's cornucopia of colonial plunder. Filmed with...

Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.

An immersive installation by the artist and filmmaker. "Coda" to Looking for Langston.

An experimental dance piece revealing the complex dynamics between two dancers and another woman.

Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in...

The film explores the storied relationship between Dr Albert C. Barnes, an early US collector and exhibitor of African cultural artefacts, and the...

Fantôme Créole is a four-screen film installation that juxtaposes Arctic and African landscapes as it combines two films: True North,...

This highly stylized short asserts sexual desire over fear in gay romantic relationships.

Baltimore deals with the cinematization of video art, on the one hand, and a queering and racing of the museum, on the other. The film installation...