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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
James Baldwin Abroad
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
The Orchid House
Role: Director
TV • 1991
When Love Dies
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1990
Playing Away
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
The Garland
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1981
The Garland
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1981
Stretch Hunter
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
A Hole in Babylon
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
A Hole in Babylon
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1979
Skateboard Kings
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
The Professionals
Role: Director
TV • 1977
Pressure
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1976
Pressure
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1976
The Mangrove Nine
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 1973
King Carnival
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
Reggae
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Reggae
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1971
Baldwin's Nigger
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1968