Production

Simon Onwurah

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Known For

WreckersWreckers · 2011
Wreckers
★ 5.22011
MovieDrama
A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a family but a surprise visit from the husband's brother ignites sibling rivalry and exposes the lies embedded in the couple's relationship.
Flight of the SwanFlight of the Swan · 1992
Flight of the Swan
★ 7.01992
MovieDrama
A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.
Welcome II the TerrordomeWelcome II the Terrordome · 1995
Welcome II the Terrordome
★ 5.91995
MovieScience FictionDrama
In a near future, black people have been forced to live in the drug-infested Terrordome, a ghetto where they are continually subjected to the racist actions of the police. When a black boy is killed, it sets off an explosion of further violence.
Mama AfricaMama Africa · 2002
Mama Africa
★ 7.02002
MovieDrama
In 1997, six African women pledged that in the first year of the new millennium they would tell their stories, stories by African women. They called their series "Mama Africa" and drew their tales from the depths of their hearts. The result is a groundbreaking initiative bringing together the incredibly fresh talents of six female directors from the vast and diverse continent of Africa.
KangaKanga · 1992
Kanga
★ 10.01992
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.
The Body BeautifulThe Body Beautiful · 1991
The Body Beautiful
★ 6.31991
MovieDrama
This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.
The Pharaoh in the Suburb: UncoveredThe Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered · 2018
The Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered
★ 8.02018
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A chance find in a suburb of Cairo has shed new light on an all but forgotten Pharaoh, Psamtik I. Discovered in 2017, an eight-tonne fragment of a statue has led experts to believe that he was, in fact, one of Egypt’s greatest leaders, as this documentary reveals
Memsahib RitaMemsahib Rita · 1994
Memsahib Rita
★ 8.01994
MovieDrama
Using a blend of magic realism and realist drama, Memsahib Rita looks at the physical and emotional violence of racism. Shanti is haunted by both the racist taunts of nationalist white youths and the memory of her white mother.

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