Blitz Bazawule is a filmmaker, musician, visual artist, and author. Born in Ghana and based in New York, his directorial credits include The Burial Of Kojo, Beyoncé's Black Is King, and the upcoming The Color Purple Musical produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, and Scott Sanders. He speaks with Proximity founder Ryan Coogler about their first meeting at a TED Conference (2:10), Blitz’ transition from musician to filmmaker (7:10), multi-hyphenate artistry and the importance of creative rotation (15:50), and working as filmmakers who tell stories across the Black diaspora (19:30), and their Prox Recs (32:11).
Learn more and read the transcript of this conversation at ProximityMedia.com.
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