Ngozi onwurah biography definition

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Childhood Discrimination Influenced First Film

Films Explored Race and Relationships

Brought African Cinema to the World

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In 1994 award-winning Anglo-Nigerian filmmaker Ngozi Onwurah became the first black female to direct a major motion picture in Great Britain.

Like much of her work, the film, Welcome II the Terrordome, provided a harsh, intensely personal look at racial discord.

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The noted Women Make Movies website, “Onwurah tackles the clashes and ironies of the apparent gulf separating black and white, whilst showing that under the skin, emotions are universal.” It is a subject Onwurah knows well.

As the black daughter of a white mother, growing up in a white working-class neighborhood, she was mercilessly taunted. Later the same dark skin that brought her so much pain helped her become a successful model. These conflicting experiences fuel her often autobiographical films.

The result is a powerful body of work th