Menelik Shabazz

Menelik Shabazz
Born(1954-05-30)30 May 1954
St John, Colony of Barbados
Died28 June 2021(2021-06-28) (aged 67)
Harare, Zimbabwe[1]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, educator, writer
Notable workBurning an Illusion (1981)
Websitemenelikshabazz.co.uk

Menelik Shabazz (30 May 1954 – 28 June 2021)[1][2] was a Barbados-born British film director, producer, educator, and writer, acknowledged as a pioneer in the development of independent Black British cinema,[3] having been at the forefront of contemporary British filmmaking for more than 30 years. Shabazz is best known for the 1981 film Burning an Illusion, his first feature. He was also co-founder in the 1980s of Kuumba film production company and Ceddo Film and Video Workshop, as well as being "founding father of the BFM media project"[4] as the publisher of Black Filmmaker Magazine (BFM) and creator of BFM International Film Festival.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Tribute: Menelik Shabazz the award winning Film Director and pioneer of contemporary Black British cinema dies age 67 in Zimbabwe". alt-africa.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Pioneering film-maker Menelik Shabazz dies". The Voice. 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ Menelik Shabazz at IMDb.
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  5. ^ Sergio, "Crowdfund This: 'Looking for Love' - Menelik Shabazz's New Documentary on Black Love & Relationships", Shadow & Act, 25 November 2014.