Menelik Shabazz

Director

Born: May 30, 1954
Died: June 28, 2021 (age 67)
From: Saint John, Barbados

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.

Filmography (11)

The Hand of Ken
The Hand of Ken (2020)
Director
Pharaohs Unveiled (2019)
Director
Britain on Film: Black Britain (2017)
Director
Looking for Love (2015)
Director
The Story of Lovers Rock (2011)
Director
Catch a Fire (1996)
Director
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile (1988)
Director
Blood Ah Go Run (1982)
Director
Burning an Illusion (1981)
Director
Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy (1978)
Director
Step Forward Youth (1977)
Director