Fred Kudjo Kuwornu

Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
Born
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu

(1971-09-06) September 6, 1971 (age 53)
Bologna, Italy
NationalityItalian
United States american
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, educator, author, civil activist
Years active1998–present
Parents
  • Perviss Kuwornu (father)
  • Alessandra Giacomelli (mother)

Fred Kudjo Kuwornu (born 6 September 1971), is an Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker,[1] producer, film curator and educator who holds both Italian and American citizenship, based in New York.[2][3]

He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed documentaries such as Blaxploitalian 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema, Inside Buffalo and 18 IUS SOLI. His documentaries deal with political and social themes, such as racism, interracial relations, diversity, Afro-Italians and Black diasporic identity in Italy and the African diaspora in the world.[4] He is the first Italian of African descent to become director. On 31 January 2024, it was announced that Kuwornu was invited at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 organized by Adriano Pedrosa.

  1. ^ "Film: '18 Ius Soli: The Right To Be Italian'". OkayAfrica. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ^ "Fred Kudjo Kuwornu". filmatique. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Event Highlights: National Identity, Multiculturalism in Contemporary Italy – Film Screening and Discussion with Fred Kudjo Kuwornu". Boston University. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ "A Conversation With Filmmaker And Activist Fred Kudjo KUWORNU About "Inside Buffalo": The Story Of Unsung African American Heroes Of The 92nd Division In World War II". weloveitalian. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.