Isaac Julien (1960-), Artist and film maker

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Film producer and conceptual artist. Founder member of the black film and video workshop, Sankofa, which produced his award-winning drama-documentary Looking for Langston (1989) about the African-American poet Langston Hughes. His first feature film Young Soul Rebels (1991) won him international acclaim. He was nominated for the 2001 Turner Prize for his films Vagabondia and The Long Road to Mazatla which was made in collaboration with choreographer and dancer Javier de Frutos.