Emmanuel Adjei

Emmanuel Adjei is a Ghanaian-Dutch film director and visual artist. Adjei was featured as co-director and creative collaborator of "Black Is King", the musical film and visual album by American singer Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, which premiered on Disney+, July 31, 2020.
He directed alongside British singer FKA twigs the music video for "Don't Judge Me", released on January 26, 2021, which featured the Tate Modern commissioned sculpture "Fons Americanus" by American contemporary artist Kara Walker.
Adjei’s directing career has been marked by collaborations with a variety of recording artists such as Madonna, Mark Pritchard and Sevdaliza.
Education.
Adjei graduated with a degree in Fine Art from the Utrecht School of the Arts in the Netherlands, before securing a talent scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium, where he studied Audiovisual Arts and Film. During this time, he discovered his passion for experimental cinema and video installation. In 2013 and 2014, Adjei was awarded a "Young Talent" grant from the Mondriaan Fund to develop his artistic practice.
Awards.
Adjei was nominated a Grammy Award for Best Music Film for his work on "Black Is King".