Biography
Horace OVÉ (1939, UK) came to Britain in 1960 to study painting, photography and interior design. After working as a film extra in Rome, he returned to London to study at the London School of Film Technique. Ové holds the Guinness World Record for being the first Black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He directed Baldwin's Nigger in 1969. In 1986 was named Best Director for Independent Film and Television by the British Film Institute.
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Director
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1987 |
Playing Away |
1979 |
A Hole in Babylon |
1976 |
Pressure |
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1991 |
The Orchid House |
1989 |
4 Play |
1983 |
The Professionals |
A Man Called Quinn (S05E10) |
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1978 |
Empire Road |
1972 |
Full House |
1970 |
Play for Today |
Documentaries | |
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1968 |
Baldwin's Nigger |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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1979 |
A Hole in Babylon |
1976 |
Pressure |
Series | |
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1970 |
Play for Today |
Producer
Documentaries | |
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1967 |
The World About Us (series) |
Actor
Documentaries | |
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2002 |
Timeshift (series) |
1967 |
The World About Us (series) |