Ngozi Onwurah (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Ngozi Onwurah

Looking for reviews of films directed by Ngozi Onwurah? Cinafilm has a total of 6 reviews across 2 movies directed by Ngozi Onwurah.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 63%.

Shoot the Messenger is Ngozi Onwurah's highest rated movie, with a score of 65% based on 1 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Ngozi Onwurah is Mama Africa, with a score of 62% based on 5 reviews.

Director Biography

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.

Ngozi Onwurah has directed films starring Brian Bovell, Hilja Lindsay Parkinson, Queen Latifah and Daniel Kaluuya.

Ngozi Onwurah has collaborated with these film directors: Raja Amari, Ingrid Sinclair, Bridget Pickering and Fanta Régina Nacro.