Internationally recognized filmmaker Isaac
Julien will be the honoree for the 2004 David R.
Kessler Lecture on Friday, December 10, 2004 at
7:00pm. The Kessler Lecture honors a scholar who
has made a lifetime contribution to the field of
LGBTQ Studies. Julien has directed several groundbreaking
films including Frantz Fanon: Black Skin,
White Mask (1995) and Young Soul Rebels (1991),
which was a Cannes Film Festival prizewinner. His
1989 film Looking for Langston (1989), a meditation
on the life, politics and sexuality of Harlem
Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, established him
as a prominent voice in queer cinema. His recent
work includes Baadasssss Cinema: A Bold Look at 70’s
Blaxploitation Films (2003), which was broadcast by
the Independent Film Channel.
