111:, England, to a Jamaican mother and a man he did not know. Campbell has referred to his parents' relationship as "a love affair between his mother and a handsome stranger". His mother abandoned Campbell at the age of one and he would not reunite with her until he was 13 years old. He was raised in foster care in
223:
FETISH came about because I wanted to express more complex, nuanced and creative notions of my space in the world whilst also honouring the fallen. It’s a film that I willed into being as a place for me to reflect on all the different masculinities and femininities inside of me and to offer a vision
228:
The work reflected the challenges of walking through the city, and generally navigating space as a Black person. He considered the work a dual journey, a protest on the streets of
Manhattan, as well as an artistic journey for the audience viewing the film. It was created in collaboration with 2014
798:
245:
In June 2000, he and Ajamu X co-founded rukus! Federation, a Black Queer arts charity dedicated to presenting the best in work by Black
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (BLGBTQ) artists. The name, which "is a derivative of the word
286:
and Isaac Julien as important influences on his work. He has also drawn on academic thinking "around Black mainstream identity politics around hybridity, and notions of difference and diversity, as defined by Black artists", for example,
265:
collect, preserve, exhibit, and otherwise make available for the first time to the public historical, cultural, and artistic materials related to the Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities in the United
129:
Campbell has described himself as "acutely shy throughout 20’s and into 30's", which caused him to learn to establish himself as "commanding decisive and clear" in "professional settings".
1243:
270:
It is the UK's first and only archive dedicated to Black LGBTQ artists. In 2008 it received the London
Metropolitan Archives' Archive Landmark Award. rukus!archive projects include the play
180:
His films have appeared in festivals worldwide. At the age of 24, he participated in the
Regional Theatre Young Directors Training Scheme, which led to his first film,
1150:
79:. His works focus on issues of sexuality, masculinity, and the city, particularly in relation to race, human rights and climate change. Campbell is a Fellow of the
1187:
686:
257:
Archive" but the
Charity Commission "objected to the word queer, because some people might find it offensive" and the name was changed. Housed at the
1216:
1233:
931:
250:" and also draws on the name "Rukus a well-known African-American porn star" was chosen in order to "present politics more playfully".
118:
He was the first member of his family to go to
University, attending the University of Sussex and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in
1299:
1253:
91:
for his work in the arts and Black LGBTQ advocacy. He is currently
Programme Director of the Collaborative Theatre Making programme at
1304:
1289:
766:
1040:
1294:
126:
by the
University of Sussex for his work; it is the first Honorary Doctorate to be given to an openly gay Black man in the UK.
447:
115:. As an adolescent, he participated in the "club kid" scene in London, Paris and New York City, and also worked as a model.
219:, Campbell walks naked through the streets of New York City. He described the process that led to the creation of the film:
653:
258:
153:
1065:
1169:
1091:
1263:
253:
In 2005 the rukus! archive project was launched. Originally, they "wanted to call it the Black, Lesbian, and Gay
196:
is a meditation on Black masculinity and sexuality, themes
Campbell has continued to explore throughout his work.
157:
950:
189:
1248:
1309:
1269:
80:
161:
212:
119:
92:
88:
44:
734:
123:
1014:
975:
1015:"Love and Lubrication in the Archives, or rukus!: A Black Queer Archive for the United Kingdom"
687:"Welcome to Topher Campbell, our new Programme Director of MA/MFA Collaborative Theatre Making"
1099:
1022:
296:
292:
165:
76:
1201:
499:
1238:
1124:
1283:
300:
234:
230:
84:
63:
is a filmmaker, artist and writer who has created a range of works in broadcasting,
905:
880:
283:
138:
1258:
852:
344:
325:
316:
288:
824:
112:
72:
1103:
1026:
712:
509:
1202:"Urban Intervention Award Berlin 2010 – 'Understanding a Different City'"
414:
108:
32:
185:
68:
291:. He has also cited the influence of works by sci-fi authors such as
96:
224:
of humanity and humanness; amongst all the violence and degradation.
620:
On
Freedom: Powerful Polemics by Supporters of Belarus Free Theatre
1092:"Young Fathers: 'Everybody has a dark side. We're all complicit…'"
406:
54:
Film director, theatre director, screenwriter, commentator, actor
932:"Arts head: Topher Campbell, chair, Independent Theatre Council"
64:
168:'s inaugural Life Writing Prize for his forthcoming memoir
1188:"Köbberling & Kaltwasser wins AJ Small Projects award"
164:
a Black LGBTQ Charity. In 2017, he was longlisted for the
1244:
The Telegraph: Topher Campbell on the Jellyfish Theatre
1066:"The Black Body in Performance: a screening of FETISH"
665:
Nomination for the AKA Theatre Event of the Year Award
493:
Also served as producer, editor, and camera operator
50:
40:
27:
20:
1013:X, Ajamu; Campbell, Topher; Stevens, Mary (2009).
1041:"Watch The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu"
87:(2005). He holds an honorary doctorate from the
951:"Scrap artistic directors, urges Red Room boss"
662:Nominated for the Urban Intervention Award 2010
261:, Campbell and Ajamu X founded the archive to
767:"PERFORMING MASCULINITIES AND THE BLACK BODY"
8:
1217:"Whatsonstage.com Awards Nominees Announced"
1170:"Young directors benefit from Jerwood Award"
799:"Busy Being Black - Topher Campbell: Fetish"
364:Moor Masterpieces (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
388:Pantheaon of the Gods – (Young Vic Theatre)
382:Jar the Floor – (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
17:
370:Wicked Games – (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
184:(1995). Created with artist/photographer
1270:"ITC names Topher Campbell as new chair"
825:"Sussex marks historical LGBT+ progress"
531:
448:The Homecoming: A Short Film About Ajamu
431:
1151:"City of London Landmark Award Archive"
675:
589:Peter de Rome: Grandfather of Gay Porn
1090:Bromwich, Kathryn (25 February 2018).
733:Maglott, Stephen A. (1 January 2018).
376:Good Copy – (West Yorkshire Playhouse)
172:. He is a patron of Switchboard.
152:. He is a former artistic director of
1239:The Guardian Profile: Topher Campbell
1008:
1006:
1004:
1002:
1000:
998:
996:
625:Brothas 2.0 part or Outlaws to Inlaws
7:
875:
873:
847:
845:
792:
790:
788:
761:
759:
757:
755:
728:
726:
724:
722:
681:
679:
456:Also served as producer and writer
394:Dead Funny – (Nottingham Playhouse)
211:, a piece inspired by the works of
352:Necklaces (Talawa Theatre Company)
14:
1234:The Guardian: Jelly Fish Theatre
1254:UK Black Pride: Topher Campbell
1168:Austin, Jeremy (19 July 2005).
949:Hemley, Matthew (13 May 2016).
930:Nancy, Groves (9 April 2013).
650:Jerwood Directors Award (2005)
137:As an actor he has starred in
83:, and a past recipient of the
1:
1259:The Red Room: Topher Campbell
823:Walters, Tom (28 July 2017).
486:In this Our Lives The Reunion
122:. In 2017, he was awarded an
1249:The Guardian: Public Inquiry
654:London Metropolitan Archives
338:Blood Knot (Derby Playhouse)
259:London Metropolitan Archives
154:The Red Room Theatre Company
659:Small Projects Award (2010)
627:(Kings Head Theatre London)
160:UK. In 2000, he co-founded
158:Independent Theatre Council
1326:
1300:British male screenwriters
1305:British theatre directors
1131:. London. 6 November 2009
1125:"Topher Campbell Profile"
713:"Jerwood Directors Award"
1290:Black British filmmakers
1264:The BFI: Topher Campbell
829:The University of Sussex
739:Ubuntu Biography Project
638:Oikos, a Journey in Wood
190:Black Arts Video Project
771:Sexuality Summer School
615:Black and Gay in the UK
358:Flamingo Theatre London
322:Facing Leicester Square
85:Jerwood Directors Award
1295:British film directors
1155:Archive Landmark Award
595:On-screen participant
474:Don't Call Me Battyman
268:
226:
156:and past chair of the
906:"Oh Happy Day (2007)"
632:As executive producer
263:
221:
107:Campbell was born in
81:Royal Society of Arts
1268:Merrifield, Nicola,
976:"Life Writing Prize"
691:Rose Bruford College
213:Jean-Michel Basquiat
207:In 2018, he created
148:, and Ian Poitier's
120:intellectual history
93:Rose Bruford College
89:University of Sussex
45:University of Sussex
1190:. 10 February 2011.
797:Black, Busy Being.
231:Mercury Music Prize
881:"Stud Life (2012)"
282:Cambell has cited
272:Mangina Monologues
124:Honorary Doctorate
1215:Editorial Staff.
735:"Topher Campbell"
610:For Coloured Boys
601:
600:
525:
524:
313:Talking Huck Finn
241:rukus! Federation
162:rukus! Federation
58:
57:
1317:
1276:, 22 March 2016.
1221:
1220:
1212:
1206:
1205:
1198:
1192:
1191:
1184:
1178:
1177:
1165:
1159:
1158:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1136:
1121:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1070:autograph.org.uk
1062:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1037:
1031:
1030:
1010:
991:
990:
988:
986:
972:
966:
965:
963:
961:
946:
940:
939:
927:
921:
920:
918:
916:
902:
896:
895:
893:
891:
877:
868:
867:
865:
863:
849:
840:
839:
837:
835:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
794:
783:
782:
780:
778:
763:
750:
749:
747:
745:
730:
717:
716:
709:
703:
702:
700:
698:
683:
532:
432:
293:Samuel R. Delany
249:
18:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1314:
1280:
1279:
1230:
1225:
1224:
1214:
1213:
1209:
1200:
1199:
1195:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1134:
1132:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1108:
1106:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1074:
1072:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1049:
1047:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1012:
1011:
994:
984:
982:
980:Spread the Word
974:
973:
969:
959:
957:
948:
947:
943:
929:
928:
924:
914:
912:
904:
903:
899:
889:
887:
879:
878:
871:
861:
859:
851:
850:
843:
833:
831:
822:
821:
817:
807:
805:
803:Google Podcasts
796:
795:
786:
776:
774:
765:
764:
753:
743:
741:
732:
731:
720:
711:
710:
706:
696:
694:
685:
684:
677:
672:
647:
634:
606:
530:
430:
425:
334:
309:
280:
247:
243:
205:
178:
166:Spread the Word
144:, Campbell X's
135:
105:
61:Topher Campbell
41:Alma mater
36:
23:
22:Topher Campbell
12:
11:
5:
1323:
1321:
1313:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1282:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1229:
1228:External links
1226:
1223:
1222:
1207:
1193:
1179:
1160:
1142:
1116:
1082:
1057:
1032:
992:
967:
941:
922:
897:
869:
841:
815:
784:
751:
718:
704:
693:. 14 July 2020
674:
673:
671:
668:
667:
666:
663:
660:
657:
651:
646:
643:
642:
641:
633:
630:
629:
628:
622:
617:
612:
605:
602:
599:
598:
596:
593:
590:
586:
585:
582:
580:
577:
573:
572:
569:
566:
563:
559:
558:
555:
553:
550:
546:
545:
542:
539:
536:
529:
526:
523:
522:
520:
517:
513:
512:
506:
503:
495:
494:
491:
488:
482:
481:
479:
476:
470:
469:
467:
464:
462:A Mulatto Song
458:
457:
454:
451:
443:
442:
439:
436:
429:
426:
424:
421:
420:
419:
411:
403:
397:
391:
385:
379:
373:
367:
361:
355:
349:
341:
333:
330:
329:
328:
319:
308:
305:
297:Octavia Butler
279:
276:
242:
239:
204:
198:
194:The Homecoming
182:The Homecoming
177:
174:
139:Isaac Julien's
134:
131:
104:
101:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
37:
31:
29:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1322:
1311:
1310:Living people
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1275:
1271:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1218:
1211:
1208:
1203:
1197:
1194:
1189:
1183:
1180:
1175:
1171:
1164:
1161:
1156:
1152:
1146:
1143:
1130:
1126:
1120:
1117:
1105:
1101:
1097:
1093:
1086:
1083:
1071:
1067:
1061:
1058:
1046:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1009:
1007:
1005:
1003:
1001:
999:
997:
993:
981:
977:
971:
968:
956:
952:
945:
942:
937:
933:
926:
923:
911:
907:
901:
898:
886:
882:
876:
874:
870:
858:
854:
848:
846:
842:
830:
826:
819:
816:
804:
800:
793:
791:
789:
785:
773:. 19 May 2020
772:
768:
762:
760:
758:
756:
752:
740:
736:
729:
727:
725:
723:
719:
714:
708:
705:
692:
688:
682:
680:
676:
669:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
649:
648:
644:
639:
636:
635:
631:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
607:
603:
597:
594:
591:
588:
587:
583:
581:
578:
575:
574:
570:
567:
564:
562:Oh Happy Day
561:
560:
557:Isaac Julien
556:
554:
551:
548:
547:
543:
540:
537:
534:
533:
527:
521:
518:
515:
514:
511:
507:
504:
502:
501:
497:
496:
492:
489:
487:
484:
483:
480:
477:
475:
472:
471:
468:
465:
463:
460:
459:
455:
452:
450:
449:
445:
444:
440:
437:
434:
433:
427:
422:
417:
416:
412:
409:
408:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
346:
342:
339:
336:
335:
331:
327:
323:
320:
318:
314:
311:
310:
306:
304:
302:
301:Sheree Thomas
298:
294:
290:
285:
277:
275:
273:
267:
262:
260:
256:
251:
240:
238:
236:
235:Young Fathers
232:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
202:
199:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
175:
173:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
140:
132:
130:
127:
125:
121:
116:
114:
110:
102:
100:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
53:
51:Occupation(s)
49:
46:
43:
39:
34:
30:
26:
19:
16:
1273:
1210:
1196:
1182:
1173:
1163:
1154:
1145:
1133:. Retrieved
1129:The Guardian
1128:
1119:
1107:. Retrieved
1096:The Observer
1095:
1085:
1073:. Retrieved
1069:
1060:
1048:. Retrieved
1044:
1035:
1018:
983:. Retrieved
979:
970:
958:. Retrieved
954:
944:
936:The Guardian
935:
925:
913:. Retrieved
909:
900:
888:. Retrieved
884:
860:. Retrieved
857:Isaac Julien
856:
832:. Retrieved
828:
818:
806:. Retrieved
802:
775:. Retrieved
770:
742:. Retrieved
738:
707:
695:. Retrieved
690:
656:Award (2008)
637:
624:
619:
614:
609:
571:Ian Poitier
498:
485:
473:
461:
446:
413:
405:
399:
393:
387:
381:
375:
369:
363:
357:
351:
343:
337:
321:
312:
284:Derek Jarman
281:
271:
269:
264:
254:
252:
244:
227:
222:
216:
208:
206:
200:
193:
188:through the
181:
179:
169:
150:Oh Happy Day
149:
145:
141:
136:
128:
117:
106:
60:
59:
15:
1021:: 271–294.
960:28 November
697:28 November
584:Campbell X
428:As director
423:Filmography
345:Woza Albert
326:BBC Radio 3
317:BBC Radio 4
289:Sonia Boyce
77:performance
1284:Categories
1045:BFI Player
1019:Archivaria
808:28 January
777:19 January
744:28 January
670:References
576:Stud Life
278:Influences
113:Birmingham
103:Early life
73:television
1274:The Stage
1174:The Stage
1104:0029-7712
1027:1923-6409
955:The Stage
853:"Trussed"
604:As writer
544:Director
510:Channel 4
500:Invisible
315:(2001) –
146:Stud Life
35:, England
1135:24 March
1109:25 April
1075:25 April
1050:25 April
985:25 April
915:25 April
890:25 April
862:25 April
834:25 April
549:Trussed
528:As actor
415:Protozoa
400:Unstated
266:Kingdom.
246:'raucous
233:winners
170:Battyman
109:Coventry
33:Coventry
516:FETISH
324:(2002)
186:Ajamu X
142:Trussed
69:theatre
1102:
1025:
645:Awards
640:(2010)
568:Randy
441:Notes
435:Title
418:(2010)
410:(2010)
402:(2008)
396:(2001)
390:(2001)
384:(1997)
378:(1996)
372:(1996)
366:(1996)
360:(1992)
354:(1992)
348:(1991)
340:(1990)
217:FETISH
209:FETISH
203:(2018)
201:Fetish
133:Career
97:London
592:2014
579:2012
565:2006
552:1996
541:Role
538:Year
535:Film
519:2018
505:2012
490:2008
478:2004
466:1997
453:1996
438:Year
407:Oikos
332:Plays
307:Radio
255:Queer
215:. In
1137:2012
1111:2020
1100:ISSN
1077:2020
1052:2020
1023:ISSN
987:2020
962:2022
917:2020
910:IMDb
892:2020
885:IMDb
864:2020
836:2020
810:2021
779:2021
746:2021
699:2022
508:For
299:and
176:Film
75:and
65:film
28:Born
95:in
1286::
1272:,
1172:.
1153:.
1127:.
1098:.
1094:.
1068:.
1043:.
1017:.
995:^
978:.
953:.
934:.
908:.
883:.
872:^
855:.
844:^
827:.
801:.
787:^
769:.
754:^
737:.
721:^
689:.
678:^
303:.
295:,
274:.
237:.
192:,
99:.
71:,
67:,
1219:.
1204:.
1176:.
1157:.
1139:.
1113:.
1079:.
1054:.
1029:.
989:.
964:.
938:.
919:.
894:.
866:.
838:.
812:.
781:.
748:.
715:.
701:.
248:'
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.