A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Saint John, Barbados
Born:
May 30, 1954
Died:
June 28, 2021
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.
Director:
1977 Step Forward Youth
1978 Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
1981 Burning an Illusion
1982 Blood Ah Go Run
1988 Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1996 Catch a Fire
2011 The Story of Lovers Rock
2015 Looking for Love
2017 Britain on Film: Black Britain
2019 Pharaohs Unveiled
2020 The Hand of Ken
Producer:
1977 Step Forward Youth
1978 Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
1981 Burning an Illusion
1982 Blood Ah Go Run
1988 Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1996 Catch a Fire
2011 The Story of Lovers Rock
2015 Looking for Love
2017 Britain on Film: Black Britain
2019 Pharaohs Unveiled
2020 The Hand of Ken
Production Manager:
1977 Step Forward Youth
1978 Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
1981 Burning an Illusion
1982 Blood Ah Go Run
1986 The Peoples Account
1988 Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1996 Catch a Fire
2011 The Story of Lovers Rock
2015 Looking for Love
2017 Britain on Film: Black Britain
2019 Pharaohs Unveiled
2020 The Hand of Ken
Writer:
1977 Step Forward Youth
1978 Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
1981 Burning an Illusion
1982 Blood Ah Go Run
1986 The Peoples Account
1988 Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1996 Catch a Fire
2011 The Story of Lovers Rock
2015 Looking for Love
2017 Britain on Film: Black Britain
2019 Pharaohs Unveiled
2020 The Hand of Ken
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