Horace Ové
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1939 · Trinidad
- Died
- September 16, 2023 (age 84)
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.
Known for
Pressure
November 19, 1976
Baldwin's Nigger
July 12, 1968
Playing Away
January 2, 1987
James Baldwin Abroad
February 3, 2023
Reggae
September 23, 1971
A Hole in Babylon
November 29, 1979
The Mangrove Nine
August 22, 1973
The Garland
March 10, 1981
Skateboard Kings
January 1, 1978
When Love Dies
January 20, 1990
King Carnival
July 22, 1973
Behind the camera12
- 2023James Baldwin Abroad Director
- 1990When Love Dies Director
- 1987Playing Away Director
- 1981The Garland Writer, Director
- 1980Stretch Hunter Director
- 1979A Hole in Babylon Director, Writer
- 1978Skateboard Kings Director
- 1976Pressure Director, Screenplay
- 1973The Mangrove Nine Associate Producer
- 1973King Carnival Director