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Menelik Shabazz

Director

Menelik Shabazz

Directing
1981 · 1 film
Lived
30 May 1954 — d. 2021
From
Saint John, Barbados

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.

Career Signature

How Menelik Shabazz’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.