In 1989, his debut work, Looking for Langston (1989) revisited the Harlem Renaissance in New York; his feature film Young Soul Rebels (1991), was awarded the Semaine de la Critique Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991. (mocataipei.org.tw)
Emma Watson stars in the lead role as Mae, an uncorrupted young soul who scores an entry - level job at Facebook - style tech company Circle which is run by Tom Hanks» Eamon Bailey and his co-chief played by Patton Oswalt. (independent.co.uk)
The surprise this year, is the inclusion of film - maker Isaac Julien, who is still probably best known to a wider public for his off - beat 1991 feature film Young Soul Rebels, and for Looking For Langston, his contentious exploration of the life of Langston Hughes, the black, gay poet of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. (theguardian.com)