Menelik Shabazz

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.

Directed

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