Menelik Shabazz
Directing
May 30, 1954 — June 28, 2021Saint 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.
Behind the camera
2017Britain on Film: Black Britain
Director
2015Looking for Love
Director
2011The Story of Lovers Rock
Director
1996Catch a Fire
Director & Writer
1988Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
Director & Writer
1982Blood Ah Go Run
Director
1981Burning an Illusion
Director & Writer
1978Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
Director
1977Step Forward Youth
Director & Writer