Sankofa Film Video Movies

  • 1991
    Young Soul Rebels

    Young Soul Rebels

    Young Soul Rebels

    51991HD

    Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.

    Young Soul Rebels
  • 1989
    Looking for Langston

    Looking for Langston

    Looking for Langston

    5.21989HD

    A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with...

    Looking for Langston
  • 1986
    The Passion of Remembrance

    The Passion of Remembrance

    The Passion of Remembrance

    01986HD

    Co-directed by Blackwood and Julien, the first full-length feature film by Sankofa Film and Video offers a radical and necessary interrogation into...

    The Passion of Remembrance
  • 1983
    Who Killed Colin Roach?

    Who Killed Colin Roach?

    Who Killed Colin Roach?

    01983HD

    Who Killed Colin Roach? is Isaac Julien's first film, which reflects upon the death of Colin Roach, a 23 year old who was shot at the entrance of a...

    Who Killed Colin Roach?
  • 1997
    Is It the Design on the Wrapper?

    Is It the Design on the Wrapper?

    Is It the Design on the Wrapper?

    41997HD

    Is It the Design on the Wrapper?
  • 2003
    Lost Boundaries

    Lost Boundaries

    Lost Boundaries

    62003HD

    Lost Boundaries is comprised of footage shot by Julien on location, in England in the summer of 1985, during the making of the Sankofa film and video...

    Lost Boundaries
  • 1998
    Yellow Fever

    Yellow Fever

    Yellow Fever

    4.21998HD

    Monty, a gay Chinese guy living in London, makes it a habit to date only white boys. When his handsome East Asian neighbor invites him over for...

    Yellow Fever
  • 1988
    This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement

    This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement

    This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement

    3.51988HD

    This highly stylized short asserts sexual desire over fear in gay romantic relationships.

    This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement
  • 1989
    Dreaming Rivers

    Dreaming Rivers

    Dreaming Rivers

    01989HD

    A bittersweet and nostalgic short drama illustrating the spirit of modern families touched by the experience of migration. Miss T., from the...

    Dreaming Rivers
  • 1989
    Perfect Image?

    Perfect Image?

    Perfect Image?

    01989HD

    Two actresses take us through a series of 'raps' and sketches about what it means to be beautiful and black.

    Perfect Image?
  • 1992
    A Family Called Abrew

    A Family Called Abrew

    A Family Called Abrew

    01992HD

    Director Maureen Blackwood harnesses the distinctive style of the Sankofa Film Collective to sketch the Abrew family tree. The achievements of the...

    A Family Called Abrew
  • 1994
    Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts

    Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts

    Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts

    01994HD

    When Martin, a young father, is left alone one weekend with his son, his memories of past rejection from his own father come to the surface. As he...

    Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts
  • 2002
    Vacuum

    Vacuum

    Vacuum

    02002HD

    A man struggles to clear a room full of litter

    Vacuum
  • 1993
    Home Away from Home

    Home Away from Home

    Home Away from Home

    01993HD

    To ease her homesickness Miriam recreates an aspect of home in her suburban British garden. Cultural memory exerts a healing power, combatting...

    Home Away from Home
  • 1984
    Territories

    Territories

    Territories

    01984HD

    Territories is an experimental documentary about the Notting Hill Carnival. It locates the event within the struggle between white authority and...

    Territories
  • 1998
    Strip

    Strip

    Strip

    01998HD

    Strip, a young painter and decorator feels lost by the lack of challenge in his work. As he scrapes away yet another layer of wallpaper he is lead to...

    Strip
  • 1992
    Inbetween

    Inbetween

    Inbetween

    01992HD

    A semi-autobiographical account of a move from Sri Lanka to Britain, which explores "being inbetween East/West, mother/father, male/female". The...

    Inbetween