Julian, whose films include the experimental work "Looking for Langston" and the feature "Young Soul Rebels," has become well known as a video artist making multi-projector installations that explore issues of race and identity. "True North" is based on the story of Matthew Henson, an African American manservant who went to the north pole in 1909. The landscape of Iceland provides a dramatic setting for Julian’s photographic and video explorations, which are both poetic and narrative in nature (MAK Center, West Hollywood).