Horace Ové

Directing

Horace Ové

Born January 1, 1939Trinidad15 credits

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

Filmography

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
2020Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
as Self – Director (archive footage, 1982)Movie
W
1990When Love Dies
DirectorMovie
Playing Away
1987Playing Away
DirectorMovie
The Garland
1981The Garland
DirectorMovie
S
1980Stretch Hunter
DirectorMovie
Pressure
1976Pressure
DirectorMovie
King Carnival
1973King Carnival
DirectorMovie
Reggae
1971Reggae
DirectorMovie