Fred Kudjo Kuwornu
Directing
- Born
- September 6, 1971 (age 55) · Bologna, Italy
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is an Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker, producer, film curator and educator who holds both Italian and American citizenship, based in New York.
He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed documentaries such as Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema, Inside Buffalo, and 18 Ius Soli. His documentaries deal with political and social themes, such as racism, interracial relations, diversity, Afro-Italians and Black diasporic identity in Italy, and the African diaspora in the world. He also teaches courses on production and digital filmmaking, and on Black Diaspora in Contemporary Italy and Europe. He has taught at University of Toronto, University of Minnesota, James Madison University, Middlebury College and Colorado College.
Known for
Behind the camera4
- 2025We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Editor, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- 2016Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema Director, Writer
- 201118 Ius Soli Director, Writer
- 2010Inside Buffalo Director, Writer
Acting1
- 2016Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema as Self, Narrator