Pressure
1976
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Sir Horace Shango Ové CBE (born Horace Courtenay Jones; 3 December 1936 – 16 September 2023) was a Trinidadian-born British filmmaker, photographer, painter and writer based in London, England.
Oct 2, 2023 · Horace Ové, Pioneering Black Filmmaker in Britain, Dies at 86. His feature-length film, “Pressure,” mapped the struggles of Black Britons in an era of unyielding racism. He was...
Filmmaker, photographer, writer and painter Horace Ové was born in Belmont, Trinidad in 1936. The multicultural island provided an early base of inspiration and understanding for his later interests and career.
Sep 17, 2023 · Horace Ové, director of “Pressure” (1976), the first full-length Black British film, died on Sept. 16. He was 86.
Sep 25, 2023 · Sir Horace Ové, who has died at the age of 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, was a pivotal figure in the landscape of British culture.
Sep 17, 2023 · Pioneering British Black filmmaker Horace Ové has died, his family has announced. He was 86. His son Zak posted on social media: “Our loving father Horace, took his last breath at 4.30 this...
Horace Ové was born on 3 December 1936 in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He was a director and writer, known for Pressure (1976), Reggae (1971) and Play for Today (1970). He was married to Annabelle Alcazar, Mary Irvine and Jean Balosingh.
Oct 27, 2023 · The British director Horace Ové struggled to get his 1975 film, “Pressure,” made and released. Now, weeks after his death, a new restoration is celebrated in New York and London.
Sep 18, 2023 · Sir Horace Ové, who has died aged 86, was the pioneering filmmaker who paved the way for future generations of Black directors in the UK. His 1975 film Pressure, which documents the life of second generation West Indians living in London, is heralded as the first full-length Black British film.
Sep 18, 2023 · On Saturday, September 16, Trinidad-born, UK-based Horace Ové, one of the most important filmmakers to come out of the turbulent post-World War II era, died in London at the age of 86.
