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1. The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson
Votes: 3,676
2. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
3. Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits (2023)
96 min | Documentary
A feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Directors: Ali Catterall, Jane Giles | Stars: Barry Adamson, John Akomfrah, Rick Baker, Ralph Brown
Votes: 276
4. Young Soul Rebels (1991)
R | 105 min | Drama, Music
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay, Dorian Healy, Frances Barber
Votes: 627
5. 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
63 min | Comedy, Drama
An omnibus film celebrating the 30th anniversary of iconic independent distributor Strand Releasing.
Directors: Andrew Ahn, Fatih Akin, Gregg Araki, Karim Aïnouz, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Roddy Bogawa, Brady Corbet, Amy Davis, Anna Franquesa-Solano, Bradley Rust Gray, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Connor Jessup, Jon Jost, Isaac Julien, Tom Kalin, So Yong Kim, Bruce La Bruce, Jon Moritsugu, Tommy O'Haver, Jenni Olson, Daniel Ribeiro, João Pedro Rodrigues, Ira Sachs, James Schamus, Abu Bakr Shawky, Cindy Sherman, Elisabeth Subrin, Rose Troche, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Lulu Wang, John Waters, Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Arthur Alfaia, Jackie Boyce, Catherine Breillat, Amy Davis
Votes: 78
6. Looking for Langston (1989)
R | 45 min | Biography, Drama
A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Ben Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim Mogaji, John Wilson
Votes: 613
7. Channel 4 News (I) (1982– )
55 min | News
Britain's most in-depth and probing national evening news bulletin, with political reports, interviews with prominent public figures and arts features.
Stars: Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Liam Dutton, Matt Frei, Cathy Newman
Votes: 236
8. Daddy and the Muscle Academy (1991)
55 min | Documentary, Biography
Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are... See full summary »
Director: Ilppo Pohjola | Stars: Tom of Finland, Robert Henry Mizer, Nayland Blake, Durk Dehner
Votes: 485 | Gross: $0.11M
9. Kulturplatz (2004– )
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Eva Wannenmacher, Nicole Salathé, Nina Brunner, Nino Gadient
Votes: 22
10. Better Life (2010)
55 min | Drama
Inspired by the drowning of 23 Chinese undocumented cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay (northwest England). Mazu, goddess of the sea, floats over the tragedy.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Fagen Gong, Jennifer Lim, Ping Wang
Votes: 74
11. Derek (2008)
76 min | Documentary
A film involving two courageous and innovative artists-one the subject and one the filmmaker-provides a cinematic journey that illuminates the work and enduring importance of the late Derek Jarman.
Directors: Isaac Julien, Bernard Rose | Stars: David Hockney, Derek Jarman, Chris Lowe, John Lydon
Votes: 336
12. Nieuwsuur (2010– )
News, Sport, Talk-Show
The news and sports news with background, interpretation and analysis.
Stars: Mariëlle Tweebeeke, Jeroen Overbeek, Twan Huys, Jeroen Wollaars
Votes: 8
13. Playtime (IV) (2013)
70 min | Drama
Playtime follows six characters: the Artist, the Hedge Fund Manager, the Auctioneer, the House Worker, the Art Dealer, and the Reporter, exploring how each is affected by capital and the global financial crisis.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Mercedes Cabral, Maggie Cheung, James Franco, Matthew Leonhart
Votes: 41
14. Baadasssss Cinema (2002 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Isaac Julien uses film clips and interviews to illustrate the history of the so-called "blaxploitation" genre.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Melvin Van Peebles, Elvis Mitchell
Votes: 760
15. Nicolae & Elena (1991)
7 min | Short
The world managed to testify the execution of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife on Christmas day after a turmoil of events. At the same time, some viewers doubted the veracity ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Vetterli | Stars: Elena Ceausescu, Nicolae Ceausescu, Isabelle Ecklin, Paul Krichel
16. The Passion of Remembrance (1986)
83 min
Shifting between real and mystic landscapes, the visual mosaic in 'The Passion of Remembrance' signifies the complexity of the black British experience and the often-overlooked intersections between race, class, gender and sexuality.
Directors: Maureen Blackwood, Isaac Julien | Stars: Anni Domingo, Joseph Charles, Antonia Thomas, Carlton Chance
Votes: 16
17. Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995)
70 min | Documentary, Biography
Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in Algeria. Examines Fanon's theories of ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Colin Salmon, Halima Daoud, Noirin Ni Dubhgaill, Amir M. Korangy
Votes: 204 | Gross: $0.01M
18. The Attendant (1993)
8 min | Short
Memory mixes with desire as a museum attendant is caught up in sado-masochistic fantasies inspired by a 19th century painting of slaves in chains called Scene on the coast of Africa. The ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Thomas Baptiste, Cleo Sylvestre, John Wilson, Paul Bernstock
Votes: 88
19. Lessons of the Hour (2019)
Short
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Valerie Edmond, Charlotte Emmerson, Ray Fearon, Cara Horgan
Votes: 18
20. Black and White in Colour (1992– )
Documentary
Stars: Stuart Hall, Pearl Connor, Carmen Munroe, Thomas Baptiste
21. Peter Gabriel: Play (2004 Video)
141 min | Music
The music videos of the influential and award-winning pop star Peter Gabriel.
Directors: Nichola Bruce, Marcelo Anciano, Jerry Chater, Michael Coulson, Lol Creme, Graham Dean, John Downer, Anna Gabriel, Peter Gabriel, Kevin Godley, Brian Grant, Stephen R. Johnson, Isaac Julien, Brett Leonard, Matt Mahurin, David Mallet, Peter Medak, Sean Penn, Stefan Roloff, York Tillyer, François Vogel | Stars: Peter Gabriel, Kevan Allen, Kate Bush, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 259
22. This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement (1988)
10 min | Short
In this short subject, director Isaac Julien counters official United States government public service announcements about AIDS.
Director: Isaac Julien | Star: Isaac Julien
Votes: 19
23. Baltimore (2003)
Sci-Fi, Short
Baltimore is an homage to writer, director, producer, and actor Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021), whose 1971 film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song ushered in the "blaxploitation" era, a ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: J.R. Adduci, Leia Thompson, Tony Colavito, Nato Jude
Votes: 23
24. Metrópolis (1985– )
Documentary
Stars: Jorge Torregrossa, Michel Gondry, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kitarô
Votes: 16
25. Territories (1985)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Maureen Blackwood, Kevin Graal, Andrea Julien, Nadine Marsh-Edwards
Votes: 18
26. Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi (2019)
Short, Biography, Drama
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres
Votes: 7
27. Queer as Art (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalization.
Director: James House | Stars: Andy Bell, Richard Coles, Alan Cumming, Russell T. Davies
Votes: 30
28. The Question of Equality (1995– )
228 min | Documentary, History
Four films explore the history of lesbian and gay liberation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1990s
Stars: Marlon Riggs, Jim Fouratt, Jesse Helms, Sylvia Rivera
Votes: 17
29. Paradise Omeros (2002)
20 min | Drama, Short
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Steven Fajana, Sandra James-Young, Hansel Jules
Votes: 21
30. The Homecoming: A Short Film About Ajamu (1996)
Short, Family
Director: Topher Campbell | Stars: Ajamu Ikwe-Tyehimba, Michael Cadette, Kobena Mercer, Stuart Hall
Votes: 7
33. The Darker Side of Black (1994)
55 min | Documentary
An exploration of the homophobia expressed by reggae and rap artists againts gays and lesbians. Inludes interviews with rappers Shabba Ranks and Buju Banton, who cite religious reasons for their particular brand of homophobia.
Director: Isaac Julien
Votes: 18
35. Black Nations/Queer Nations? (1995)
59 min | Documentary
This is an experimental documentary chronicling the March 1995 groundbreaking conference on lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora. The conference brought together an array of ... See full summary »
Director: Shari Frilot | Stars: Zackie Achmat, Essex Hemphill, Barbara Jordan, Isaac Julien
37. Eros Erosion (1990)
40 min | Short
Anna Thew's meditation on transience, trauma and taboo in the wake of the Aids epidemic.
Director: Anna Thew | Stars: Philippe Barbut, Irene Grazioli, Riccardo Plati, Toni Dominici
38. Fantôme Afrique (2006)
Short
A tour of urban Ouagadougou, the center for cinema in Africa, and the arid spaces of rural Burkina Faso.
Director: Isaac Julien | Star: Vanessa Myrie
Votes: 15
40. Between Two Worlds (1992)
27 min | Short, Drama
The story of a young man undergoing treatment by a Czech psychoanalyst.
Director: Mark Nash | Stars: Jason Durr, Timothy Bateson, John Wilson, Jacques Azagury
Votes: 15
41. Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Jim Moir explores video art.
Director: Sebastian Barfield | Stars: Vic Reeves, Isaac Julien, Rachel Maclean, Catherine Elwes
Votes: 13
42. Significant (Br)other (1995)
5 min | Short
Erotic images of black men with voice over text by Isaac Julien and Kobena Mercer question the onjectification of the black male image by white photographers.
Director: Charles Lofton
43. True North (I) (2006)
Short
A look at the man who was arguably the first person to reach the North Pole.
Director: Isaac Julien | Star: Vanessa Myrie
Votes: 19
44. Dreaming Rivers (1989)
33 min | Short
After the death of their mother, who emigrated to England from St. Lucia to be with their father, two sisters and a brother of white English and Black Caribbean parentage attempt to fathom ... See full summary »
Director: Martina Attille | Stars: Marie Attille, Dionne Desantos Campbell, Roderick Hart, Rosemary Julien
Votes: 13
45. Saturday Night Out (1991)
20 min | Documentary
An evening of programmes to mark the start of the Gay Liberation Movement in the UK 21 years ago. Includes screenings of The Naked Civil Servant (1975) and Tongues Untied (1989).
Stars: Garry Bushell, Maureen Duffy, Stuart Hall, Beatrix Campbell
46. Kino der Kunst (2013– )
26 min | Documentary, Short, Talk-Show
Festival director and art documentary filmmaker Heinz Peter Schwerfel discusses art films with participants, jury members and artists in the official selection, in the press room of the Kino der Kunst Festival in Munich, Germany.
Stars: Heinz Peter Schwerfel, Isaac Julien, Julian Rosefeldt, Cindy Sherman
47. Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour: Shaking the Tree (1990 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour
Votes: 22
49.
Saturday Night Out (1991)
Episode:
Some of My Best Friends
(1991)
Documentary
Stars: Isaac Julien, Shakila Maan, Zachary Nataf, Marlon Riggs
50.
Kino der Kunst (2013– )
Episode:
Isaac Julien about Kino der Kunst 2013 - Jury Talk
(2014)
Documentary, Short, Talk-Show
Director: Heinz Peter Schwerfel | Stars: Isaac Julien, Heinz Peter Schwerfel