Blitz Bazawule
Blitz Bazawule was born on Apr 19, 1982 in Ghana. Blitz Bazawule's big-screen debut came with Diasporadical Trilogia directed by Blitz Bazawule in 2016. Blitz Bazawule is known for Diasporadical Trilogia directed by Blitz Bazawule, Anita Costa stars as Old Lady and Yaa Opare as Young Lady. Blitz Bazawule has got 2 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Blitz Bazawule achieved is African Movie Academy Awards. The upcoming new movie Blitz Bazawule plays is The Color Purple which will be released on Dec 20, 2023.
Blitz Bazawule is a Filmmaker and Musician born in Ghana and based in New York. Blitz's feature directorial debut 'The Burial Of Kojo' premiered on Netflix in 2019 via array. He co-directed Beyoncé's Black Is King which earned him a Grammy nomination in 2020. Blitz is directing 'The Color Purple Musical' for Warner Bros produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders. Blitz is the founder of Africa Film Society and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the TED Fellowship and the Vilcek Prize.
Birthday
Apr 19, 1982Place of Birth
Accra, Ghana
Known For
Awards
2 wins & 4 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 2023
director
- 2020
director, producer
5.9 - 2016
writer, director, producer
8.0