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Blitz Bazawule

Blitz Bazawule

Actor, Director, Producer

Born April 19, 1982 in Accra, Ghana

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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.

1 wins and 1 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

7

Type

Year

Critics Choice Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements Poster

Critics Choice Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements TV Special2024

OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple TV Special2023

GMA3: What You Need to Know Poster

GMA3: What You Need to Know TV Series2020

Indie Nation Poster

Indie Nation TV Series2020

CBS Saturday Morning Poster

CBS Saturday Morning TV Series2012

Native Sun Poster

Native Sun Short Film2011

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996

Director

8

Type

Year

The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple Feature Film2023

The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple Feature Film2023

Black Is King Poster

Black Is King Feature Film2020

Cherish the Day Poster

Cherish the Day TV Series2020

The Burial of Kojo Poster

The Burial of Kojo Feature Film2018

Diasporadical Trilogia Poster

Diasporadical Trilogia Short Film2016

Native Sun Poster

Native Sun Short Film2011

Scent of Burnt Flowers TV Series

Producer

5

Type

Year

Black Is King Poster

Black Is King Feature Film2020

The Burial of Kojo Poster

The Burial of Kojo Feature Film2018

Diasporadical Trilogia Poster

Diasporadical Trilogia Short Film2016

Native Sun Poster

Native Sun Short Film2011

Scent of Burnt Flowers TV Series

Writer

4

Type

Year

The Burial of Kojo Poster

The Burial of Kojo Feature Film2018

Diasporadical Trilogia Poster

Diasporadical Trilogia Short Film2016

Native Sun Poster

Native Sun Short Film2011

Scent of Burnt Flowers TV Series

Composer

4

Type

Year

The Burial of Kojo Poster

The Burial of Kojo Feature Film2018

Diasporadical Trilogia Poster

Diasporadical Trilogia Short Film2016

Native Sun Poster

Native Sun Short Film2011

Bronx Princess Poster

Bronx Princess Documentary2008

Music Department

2

The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple Feature Film2023

The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple Feature Film2023

Editor

1

The Burial of Kojo Poster

The Burial of Kojo Feature Film2018

Casting Director

1

The Burial of Kojo Poster

The Burial of Kojo Feature Film2018

Costume and Wardrobe Department

1

Native Sun Poster

Native Sun Short Film2011

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