Horace Ové
Born: 1939-01-01 in Trinidad
Died: 2023-09-16
Known For: Directing
Biography
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.
Filmography
2023
- James Baldwin Abroad ... (Director)
1992
- Black and White in Colour as Self
1991
- The Orchid House ... (Director)
1990
- When Love Dies ... (Director)
1987
- Playing Away ... (Director)
1981
- The Garland ... (Director)
1980
- Stretch Hunter ... (Director)
1979
- A Hole in Babylon ... (Director)
1978
- Skateboard Kings ... (Director)
1977
- The Professionals ... (Director)
1976
- Pressure ... (Director)
1973
- King Carnival ... (Director)
- The Mangrove Nine ... (Associate Producer)
1971
- Reggae ... (Director)
1968
- Baldwin's Nigger ... (Director)