| Looking for Langston | |
|---|---|
 UK theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Isaac Julien |
| Written by | Isaac Julien (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Nadine March-Edwards |
| Starring | Ben Ellison Matthew Baidoo Akim Mogaji John Wilson Dencil Williams Guy Burgess James Dublin Harry Donaldson Jimmy Somerville Langston Hughes as himself |
| Cinematography | Nina Kellgren |
| Music by | Wayson Jones Trevor Mathison Peter Spencer |
Production company | Sankofa Film & Video Productions |
| Distributed by | British Film Institute |
Release dates |
(Berlin International Film Festival) |
Running time | 42 minutes |
| Language | English |
Looking for Langston is a 1989 British black-and-white film, directed by Isaac Julien and produced by Sankofa Film & Video Productions. It combines authentic archival newsreel footage of Harlem in the 1920s with scripted scenes to produce a non-linear impressionistic storyline celebrating black gay identity and desire during the artistic and cultural period known as the Harlem Renaissance in New York. The film has a runtime of about 42 minutes.