Blitz Bazawule Trailers

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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.

Most Popular Blitz Bazawule Trailers

Total trailers found: 6

Native Sun Trailer (2011)

01 May 2011

Mumin, a precocious young boy, makes the long trip to Accra from his home in Ghana’s rural northern region.

The Color Purple Trailer (2023)

25 December 2023

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Black Is King Trailer (2020)

30 July 2020

This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.

The Burial of Kojo Trailer (2018)

21 September 2018

A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Trailer (2023)

28 December 2023

A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the impact the story has had on our culture.

Diasporadical Trilogia Trailer (2016)

04 August 2016

Diasporadical Trilogìa follows the story of a woman who mysteriously lived on three different continents at the same time.