K.J. Yossman Pioneering British filmmaker Menelik Shabazz, who was a stalwart of contemporary British cinema for over three decades, has died.
He was 67.The director, writer and educator was reportedly in Zimbabwe at the time of his death, where he was believed to be working on his latest project.
The news was first reported on Tuesday, and no cause of death has been released.At 6 years old, Shabazz moved from Barbados to the U.K., where he launched his film career.
At 26, he made “Blood Ah Go Run” about the response to a devastating fire that ripped through New Cross in South East London in 1981, killing 13 teenagers and injuring dozens more.
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