About
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.
Filmography
James Baldwin Abroad2023 · Director
When Love Dies1990 · Director
Playing Away1987 · Director
The Garland1981 · Writer, Director
Stretch Hunter1980 · Director
A Hole in Babylon1979 · Director, Writer
Skateboard Kings1978 · Director
Pressure1976 · Director, Screenplay
The Mangrove Nine1973 · Associate Producer
King Carnival1973 · Director
Reggae1971 · Director, Producer
Baldwin's Nigger1968 · Director