Horace Ové
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Sir Horace Shango Ové was a Trinidadian-born British filmmaker, photographer, painter and writer based in London, England. One of the leading black independent filmmakers to emerge in Britain in the post-war period, Ové was the first black British filmmaker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1976).
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Filmography 13
Pressure
Baldwin's Nigger
Playing Away
James Baldwin Abroad
Black and White in Colour
The Garland
A Hole in Babylon
Reggae
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
When Love Dies
Skateboard Kings
King Carnival20 credits on file
Television 2
The Professionals
The Orchid HouseAwards 2
In their orbit 1
Connected to Horace 6
About this person
Sir Horace Shango Ové was a Trinidadian-born British filmmaker, photographer, painter and writer based in London, England. One of the leading black independent filmmakers to emerge in Britain in the post-war period, Ové was the first black British filmmaker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1976). In its retrospective documentary 100 Years of Cinema, the British Film Institute (BFI) declared: "Horace Ové is undoubtedly a pioneer in Black British history and his work provides a perspective on the Black experience in Britain."
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