Horace Ové

Horace Ové

Directing Jan 1, 1939 Sep 16, 2023 (aged 84) Trinidad

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.

2 Acting Credits
14 Crew Credits

Acting

Black and White in Colour Movie

Black and White in Colour

as Self

1992
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today Movie

Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

as Self – Director (archive footage, 1982)

2020

Crew

The Professionals TV

The Professionals

Director

1977
Pressure Movie

Pressure

Director

1976
Baldwin's Nigger Movie

Baldwin's Nigger

Director

1968
Playing Away Movie

Playing Away

Director

1987
The Orchid House TV

The Orchid House

Director

1991
James Baldwin Abroad Movie

James Baldwin Abroad

Director

2023
Reggae Movie

Reggae

Director

1971
A Hole in Babylon Movie

A Hole in Babylon

Director

1979
The Mangrove Nine Movie

The Mangrove Nine

Associate Producer

1973
The Garland Movie

The Garland

Director

1981
Skateboard Kings Movie

Skateboard Kings

Director

1978
Stretch Hunter Movie

Stretch Hunter

Director

1980