About

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21
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Place of birth:
Nigeria
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Ngozi Onwurah

Overview

Graduated as a director from the UK's National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield. Her first short film, 'Coffee Coloured Children', achieved international film festival success and won first prize in the BBC Showreel competition. More success and awards followed with further dramas and documentaries for a number of UK and international broadcasters including 'South of the Border', a groundbreaking series for the BBC. She was awarded the prestigious honour of special retrospective screenings at the New York Film Festival, including 'The Body Beautiful', one of the UK's most commercially successful short films. Her first feature film, 'Welcome II The Terrordome', won first prize at the Birmingham International Film Festival, the Cologne Film Festival and the audience prize at the Verona Film Festival. Ngozi has also directed an episode of 'Heartbeat' for ITV, the top-rated UK drama series with an audience of over 18 million.

Known for

Acting
2002 Sisters of the Screen - African Women in the Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1988 Coffee Coloured Children Actor 59
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Directing
2006 Shoot the Messenger Directing Director 58
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2001 Hang Time Directing Director N/A
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1996 I Bring You Frankincense Directing Director N/A
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1996 White Men Are Cracking Up Directing Director 58
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1995 The Desired Number Directing Director 59
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1995 Welcome II the Terrordome Directing Director 58
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1993 Monday's Girls Directing Director N/A
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1992 Flight of the Swan Directing Director N/A
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1992 And Still I Rise Directing Director 59
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1991 The Body Beautiful Directing Director 59
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1988 Coffee Coloured Children Directing Director 59
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Writing
2001 Hang Time Writing Writer N/A
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1995 The Desired Number Writing Writer 59
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1995 Welcome II the Terrordome Writing Writer 58
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1992 Flight of the Swan Writing Writer N/A
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1992 And Still I Rise Writing Writer 59
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1991 The Body Beautiful Writing Writer 59
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1988 Coffee Coloured Children Writing Writer 59
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Editing
1988 Coffee Coloured Children Editing Editor 59
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