Person
Menelik Shabazz
Directing · 1954–2021 · Saint John, Barbados
Biography
Menelik Shabazz was a Barbados-born British film director, producer, educator, and writer, acknowledged as a pioneer in the development of independent Black British cinema, having been at the forefront of contemporary British filmmaking for more than 30 years.
Known for
Blood Ah Go Run
Director
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Director
Burning an Illusion
Director
The Peoples Account
Production Manager
The Story of Lovers Rock
Director
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
Director
Pharaohs Unveiled
Director
The Hand of Ken
Director
Step Forward Youth
Writer
Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
Director
Filmography
- 2020The Hand of KenDirector
- 2019Pharaohs UnveiledDirector
- 2017Britain on Film: Black BritainDirector
- 2015Looking for LoveDirector
- 2011The Story of Lovers RockDirector
- 1996Catch a FireWriter
- 1988Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year ExileDirector
- 1986The Peoples AccountProduction Manager
- 1982Blood Ah Go RunDirector
- 1981Burning an IllusionDirector
- 1978Breaking Point – The Sus Law ControversyDirector
- 1977Step Forward YouthWriter
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