Destiny Ekaragha
Destiny Ekaragha is a British film director. She is only the third British black woman, following Ngozi Onwurah and Amma Asante to have directed a feature-length film that was given theatrical distribution in the UK.[1]
Career
Ekaragha began her career with a series of successful short films, Tight Jeans (2008), The Park (2009) and Chance Meeting (2013), all of which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival.
In 2013 she directed her first feature film Gone Too Far! an adaptation of Bola Agbaje's 2007 play of the same name. The film premiered at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival and was given a theatrical release in 2014.[2] In 2014 BAFTA named her one of their Breakthrough Brits.[3]
In 2015 Ekaragha announched that she would be directing Danny and the Human Zoo for BBC One.[4] The TV film was written by Lenny Henry and was a fictionalized version of his life. It premiered on August 31st 2015.[5]
Future Work
In 2014 in conjunction with her Breakthrough Brit award Ekaragha announced plans to shoot a zombie movie set in South East London as well as another project with Bola Agbaje set in Nigeria.[6]
References
- ↑ Bromwich, Kathryn. "Destiny Ekaragha: ‘I’ve got to break two glass ceilings’". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Kate. "LFF Interview with Destiny Ekaragha - Director of Gone Too Far!". http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/lff-interview-with-destiny-ekaragha-director-of-gone-too-far. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ "BAFTA Breakthrough Brits 2014". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. "Newcomer Kascion Franklin Lands Lead Role in BBC Drama Feature 'Danny and the Human Zoo' with Destiny Ekaragha Directing". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (28 February 2014). "Lenny Henry to make film about his early life for BBC1". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. "Director Destiny Ekaragha Is a 2014 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. Get to Know Her (Video)". Retrieved 2 February 2015.