Zak Ové

Sep 18, 2023 | bfi.org.uk | Zak Ové |Ashley Clark |June Givanni

Farewell to the pioneer of Black British film and TV, who has died aged 86. Horace Ové © BFI National ArchiveSir 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 1976 film Pressure, which documents the life of second generation West Indians living in London, is heralded as the first full-length Black British film.