Isaac Julien
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-02-21 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
East End, London, England, UK
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
Acting
(2024)
Scala!!!
as Self
(2019)
(2017)
Queer as Art
as Self
(2003)
(1995)
Black Nations/Queer Nations?
as Self - Panelist
(1992)
Black and White in Colour
as Self
(1991)
Daddy and the Muscle Academy
as Himself
(1988)
(1987)
Reframing AIDS
as Himself
(1983)
Gay Black Group
as Self
Crew
(2025)
(2022)
Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
Director, Writer
(2021)
Encore No.1 Paradise Omeros
Director
(2020)
(2019)
Lessons of the Hour
Director
(2019)
(2013)
Playtime
Director
(2010)
Ten Thousand Waves
Director
(2008)
Derek
Director, Executive Producer
(2007)
Western Union: Small Boats
Director
(2005)
Fantôme Creole
Director
(2005)
Portrait in Blue: Essex Hemphill
Director
(2005)
Fantôme Afrique
Director
(2004)
Encore II (Radioactive)
Director
(2004)
True North
Director
(2003)
Lost Boundaries
Director
(2003)
Baltimore
Director
(2002)
BaadAsssss Cinema
Director
(2002)
Paradise Omeros
Director, Writer
(2000)
Vagabondia
Director
(2000)
Three
Director
(1999)
Long Road to Mazatlán
Director
(1996)
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Director, Screenplay
(1994)
The Darker Side of Black
Director
(1993)
The Attendant
Director
(1993)
(1992)
Black and White in Colour
Director
(1991)
Young Soul Rebels
Director, Writer
(1989)
Looking for Langston
Director, Screenplay
(1989)
Dreaming Rivers
Assistant Director
(1988)
This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
Director, Producer
(1986)
The Passion of Remembrance
Director, Writer
(1984)
Territories
Director
(1983)
Who Killed Colin Roach?
Director