Khalik Allah

Khalik Allah is a New York-based filmmaker and photographer. His award-winning documentary film Field Niggas , whose name was inspired by Malcolm X's "Message to the Grassroots" speech, chronicles summer nights on the corner of 125th and Lexington Avenue in the heart of Harlem. Allah's eye for daring documentary portraiture and bold aesthetics takes us into a world in which beauty, bleakness, and raw spirit all intersect. From his early photographs of Wu-Tang Clan to his cinematography for...See more

Khalik Allah is a New York-based filmmaker and photographer. His award-winning documentary film Field Niggas , whose name was inspired by Malcolm X's "Message to the Grassroots" speech, chronicles summer nights on the corner of 125th and Lexington Avenue in the heart of Harlem. Allah's eye for daring documentary portraiture and bold aesthetics takes us into a world in which beauty, bleakness, and raw spirit all intersect. From his early photographs of Wu-Tang Clan to his cinematography for Beyonc�'s visual album Lemonade , Allah's profoundly personal work goes beyond street photography to delve deep into the visual stream of consciousness that is Harlem. See less