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Movie
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Blitz Bazawule
- Born
- (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Accra, Ghana
- Credits
- 9 titles
Biography
Blitz Bazawule is a filmmaker and musician born in Accra, Ghana and based in Brooklyn, New York. Blitz's short films Native Sun (2012) and Diasporadical Trilogìa (2016) have premiered at BAM New Voices in Black Cinema. His debut feature film The Burial of Kojo was released in 2018, later released on Netflix via Ava DuVernay's ARRAY distribution company. Bazawule wrote, directed, co-edited and co-prouced the film, as well as providing the soundtrack. As a musician and band leader, Bazawule has released 4 studio albums under the name Blitz the Ambassador - Stereotype (2009), Native Sun (2011), Afropolitan Dreams (2014) and Diasporadical (2016) as well as the soundtrack album to The Burial of Kojo (2019) - and has performed at music festivals such as Roskilde (Denmark), Solidays (France), Mawazine (Morocco) and Sauti za Busara (Zanzibar). Blitz is a 2016 TED Fellow and recipient of the Vilcek Prize.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 5
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Film | Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Native Sun Film | The Photographer (as Blitz the Ambassador) |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Color Purple Film | Executive Music Producer, Director |
| 2020 | Black Is King Film | Director |
| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo Film | Director, Writer, Producer, Music, Editor, Casting |
| 2016 | Diasporadical Trilogia Film | Director, Writer, Music, Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Native Sun Film | Director, Music, Producer |