Henry G. Martin

Henry G. Martin
Born
Henry Goule Martin

3 April 1952
Died13 May 2022(2022-05-13) (aged 70)
London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery, London
Alma materWest Surrey College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)Film director and producer
Notable workGrove Music (1981), Big George is Dead (1987)
Children4
RelativesTony Martin (brother)

Henry G. Martin (Henry Goule Martin) (3 April 1952 – 13 May 2022) was a Black British independent film maker in the 1980s and early '90s.[1] In addition to directing and producing films, he is known for starting the production company Kuumba in 1982 along with film makers Menelik Shabazz and Imruh Bakari, which would then lead to the founding of the noted Ceddo Film and Video Workshop.[2]

  1. ^ "Henry Martin obituary - EARTH TIMES". earthtimes.in. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Black British Film Pioneer Henry G. Martin: An Obituary, by Louis Chude-Sokei". The Black Scholar. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.