Talk:John Akomfrah

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Inaccuracies and omissions[edit]

All sources I can find say that Akomfrah was born in Accra, not London. Also a key piece of information is missing, that he is a founder of the Black Audio Film Collective, which formed his career hugely and which has had a big impact. So I'm making these changes.PerditaFall (talk) 21:24, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I did this but am unsure about my referencing. Should I repeat the reference as I have done, or make it into 'general referencing'? And is it too repetitive to have it as an external link? Advice welcomed, or please wade in and make the appropriate changes!PerditaFall (talk) 21:47, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for finding the refs and correcting the article. It's fine to use the same ref a number of times within the article (providing it's reliable, of course). Happy editing! Lugnuts (talk) 08:01, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Links[edit]

"John Akomfrah: The Nine Muses", BFI (including audio and video interviews).
Erline Andrews, "Film festival honours influential director", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 22 September 2013.
John Akomfrah page at Carroll/Fletcher.
Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz, "Filmmaker John Akomfrah Meditates On Disappearance, Memory, Death, And The African Diaspora In Europe", The Creators Project, 31 October 2012.
Basia Lewandowska Cummings, "John Akomfrah, Stuart Hall and the Film Essay", Africa is a country, 7 February 2014.
Chloë Penman, "John Akomfrah and The Black Audio Film Collective: A (Trans)National Treasure", Real|Reel Journal, 17 May 2012.
Akomfrah, John. “John Akomfrah in Conversation with Anthony Downey”, Interview by Anthony Downey. Arnolfini Arts, Bristol.16 January 2016.

For future use in the article, per WP:LINKFARM. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 12:39, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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