Person
Horace Ové
Directing · 1939–2023 · 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.
Known for
Play for Today
Director
The Professionals
Director
Empire Road
Director
Full House
Director
4 Play
Director
Review
Director
The World About Us
Director
Skateboard Kings
Director
The Orchid House
Director
The Latchkey Children
Director
Filmography
- 2023James Baldwin AbroadDirector
- 2020Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for TodaySelf – Director (archive footage, 1982)
- 1992Black and White in ColourSelf
- 1991The Orchid HouseDirector
- 1990When Love DiesDirector
- 19894 PlayDirector
- 1987Playing AwayDirector
- 1981The GarlandDirector
- 1980The Latchkey ChildrenDirector
- 1980Stretch HunterDirector
- 1979A Hole in BabylonDirector
- 1978Empire RoadDirector
- 1978Skateboard KingsDirector
- 1977The ProfessionalsDirector
- 1976PressureDirector
- 1973The Mangrove NineAssociate Producer
- 1973King CarnivalDirector
- 1972Full HouseDirector
- 1971ReggaeDirector
- 1970Play for TodayDirector
- 1969ReviewDirector
- 1968Baldwin's NiggerDirector
- 1967The World About UsDirector
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