Blitz Bazawule

Age: 44

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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.

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Blitz Bazawule

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for Director in THE BLACK SAMURAI (2028)

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THE BLACK SAMURAI (2028)

Yasuke: The Black Samurai tells the incredible true story of Yasuke, a former African slave who rose to prominence in 16th-century Japan as the first foreign-born samurai. The film blends historical drama with intense action sequences, focusing on Yasuke's journey from enslavement to becoming a warrior under the legendary warlord Oda Nobunaga. Set against the backdrop of Japan's turbulent Sengoku period, Yasuke's story is one of resilience, cultural adaptation, and loyalty in a time of war and political upheaval. As Japan teeters on the brink of unification, Yasuke must navigate a complex world of shifting alliances, cultural barriers, and internal struggles, ultimately facing his own identity and purpose as both a man and a warrior.

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Blitz Bazawule

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THE BLACK SAMURAI (2028)

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