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Menelik Shabazz was an award-winning film director, producer, and writer. Born in St. John, Barbados in 1954, he arrived in the UK at age six.
From an early age, he watched mobile cinema in his village in Barbados, but didn't entertain the idea of making films until age 18. This was when he was introduced to the first portable video technology whilst studying at North London College. This revolutionary technology, the Sony port-a-pack, demystified filmmaking and made the filmmaking process accessible. He enrolled at the London International Film School.
Shabazz was best known for his acclaimed debut feature Burning an Illusion (1982), which won the Grand Prix at the Amien International Film Festival in 1982. The film also won the lead actress, Cassie Macfarlane, the Evening Standard Award for 'Promising Actress' (1982). Burning An Illusion was only the second feature film by a black director produced in the UK.
The film continues to be shown today on media courses at Universities and Colleges and has become a cult classic.- Director
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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. He died on 16 September 2023 in London, England, UK.- Director
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Destiny Ekaragha is a UK based filmmaker who was named Best British Newcomer at the BFI London Film Festival 2013 and BAFTA breakthrough Brit in 2014. Her award-winning feature comedy GONE TOO FAR!, which played at TIFF, and had a cinematic release in the UK announced her arrival as only the third black female director in Britain to make a feature-length film. Following this, she started directing episodic TV, including episodes 5-8 of season 2 of THE END OF THE F**ING WORLD for Channel 4/Netflix (Winner of the BAFTA for Best Drama Series in 2020). In 2020, Destiny directed a block of Y THE LAST MAN for FX / Disney +, and then went on to direct two episodes of PAPER GIRLS (Plan B/Legendary/Plan B/Amazon) (2021), an eight-part adaptation of the cult comics by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang. Most recently, Destiny has lead director on two episodes of Series 3 of TED LASSO Apple TV + (2021) and continues to direct on international drama projects.- Director
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