Horace Ové
- Born
- January 1, 1939
- Died
- September 16, 2023 (84 years old)
- Place of birth
- Trinidad
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.
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Filmography
- 2023James Baldwin AbroadFilm · Director
- 1991The Orchid HouseSeries · Director
- 1990When Love DiesFilm · Director
- 19894 Play4 PlaySeries · Director
- 1987Playing AwayFilm · Director
- 1981The GarlandFilm · Director, Writer
- 1980The Latchkey ChildrenThe Latchkey ChildrenSeries · Director
- 1980Stretch HunterStretch HunterFilm · Director
- 1979A Hole in BabylonFilm · Director, Writer
- 1978Empire RoadSeries · Director
- 1978Skateboard KingsFilm · Director
- 1977The ProfessionalsSeries · Director★ 7.6
- 1976PressureFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1973The Mangrove NineFilm · Associate Producer
- 1973King CarnivalFilm · Director
- 1972Full HouseFull HouseSeries · Director
- 1971ReggaeFilm · Director, Producer
- 1970Play for TodaySeries · Director, Writer
- 1969ReviewReviewSeries · Director
- 1968Baldwin's NiggerFilm · Director
- 1967The World About UsSeries · Director
