Blitz Bazawule
Born: 1982-04-19 in Accra, Ghana
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2023
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The Color Purple ... (Executive Music Producer)
- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2020
- Black Is King ... (Director)
2018
- The Burial of Kojo ... (Director)
2016
- Diasporadical Trilogia ... (Executive Producer)
2011
- Native Sun as The Photographer (as Blitz the Ambassador)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self