Looking for Langston

1989 film by Isaac Julien
Movie short_film Q6675384
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Looking for Langston

Summary

Looking for Langston is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Looking for Langston received the Teddy Award[3].
  • Looking for Langston's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Looking for Langston's director is recorded as Isaac Julien[5].
  • Looking for Langston's screenwriter is recorded as Isaac Julien[6].
  • Looking for Langston's composer is recorded as Wayson R. Jones[7].
  • Looking for Langston's composer is recorded as Peter Spencer[8].
  • Looking for Langston's genre is recorded as biographical film[9].
  • Looking for Langston's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[10].
  • Looking for Langston's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Looking for Langston's cast member is recorded as Jimmy Somerville[12].
  • Looking for Langston's cast member is recorded as Langston Hughes[13].
  • Looking for Langston's cast member is recorded as Stuart Hall[14].
  • Looking for Langston's production company is recorded as Sankofa Film and Video Collective[15].
  • Looking for Langston's director of photography is recorded as Nina Kellgren[16].
  • Looking for Langston's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0095545[17].
  • Looking for Langston's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18].
  • Looking for Langston's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • Looking for Langston's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 340216[20].
  • Looking for Langston's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Looking for Langston's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Looking for Langston's publication date is recorded as +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Looking for Langston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g2dv0[24].
  • Looking for Langston's distributed by is recorded as British Film Institute[25].
  • Looking for Langston's narrative location is recorded as Harlem[26].
  • Looking for Langston's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 11273[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Looking for Langston's director is recorded as Isaac Julien[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Isaac Julien[6]. Cast members include Jimmy Somerville[12], Langston Hughes[13], and Stuart Hall[14].

Publication

Looking for Langston's publication date is recorded as +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[23]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18]. Genres include biographical film[9], LGBTQ-related film[10], and drama film[11].

Reception

Looking for Langston received the Teddy Award[3].

Why It Matters

Looking for Langston ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Looking for Langston receive?

Honors received include Teddy Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Looking for Langston. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/looking-for-langston
MLA “Looking for Langston.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/looking-for-langston.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_looking-for-langston_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Looking for Langston}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/looking-for-langston}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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