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Horace Ové
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Horace Ové

1939Trinidad9 Films2 TV Episodes

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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9 titles
James Baldwin Abroad
10.0

James Baldwin Abroad

2023
Playing Away
5.6

Playing Away

1987
The Garland

The Garland

1981
A Hole in Babylon

A Hole in Babylon

1979
Skateboard Kings

Skateboard Kings

1978
Pressure
6.2

Pressure

1976
King Carnival

King Carnival

1973
Reggae

Reggae

1971
Baldwin's Nigger
6.6

Baldwin's Nigger

1968
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2 titles
The Orchid House
4.0

The Orchid House

1991
The Professionals
7.5

The Professionals

1977