Menelik Shabazz was a Barbados-born British film director, producer, educator, and writer, acknowledged as a pioneer in the development of independent Black British cinema, having been at the forefront of contemporary British filmmaking for more than 30 years.

KNOWN FOR

The Story of Lovers Rock
2011
Britain on Film: Black Britain
2017
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
1988
Burning an Illusion
1981
Blood Ah Go Run
1982
The Peoples Account
1986
Step Forward Youth
1977
Catch a Fire
1996
Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
1978
Looking for Love
2015
Pharaohs Unveiled
2019
The Hand of Ken
2020

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
11
Writing
4
Producing
4
2020
The Hand of Ken
Director
2019
Pharaohs Unveiled
Director
2017
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Director
2015
Looking for Love
Director
2011
The Story of Lovers Rock
Director
1996
Catch a Fire
Director
1988
Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
Director
1982
Blood Ah Go Run
Director
1981
Burning an Illusion
Director
1978
Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy
Director
1977
Step Forward Youth
Director