Simon Onwurah Movies

  • 2011
    Wreckers

    Wreckers

    Wreckers

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    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...

    Wreckers
  • 1991
    The Body Beautiful

    The Body Beautiful

    The Body Beautiful

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    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 Body Beautiful
  • 1995
    Welcome II the Terrordome

    Welcome II the Terrordome

    Welcome II the Terrordome

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    Spike and his sister Anjela live in the Terrordome, a huge ghetto that all the blacks have been forced to live in. Jodie, Spike's pregnant white...

    Welcome II the Terrordome
  • 1988
    Coffee Coloured Children

    Coffee Coloured Children

    Coffee Coloured Children

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    Coffee-Colored Children is an autobiographical portrayal of Ngozi's, and her brother's, sad welcome to the world where the color of your skin...

    Coffee Coloured Children
  • 1994
    Memsahib Rita

    Memsahib Rita

    Memsahib Rita

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    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...

    Memsahib Rita
  • 1992
    Flight of the Swan

    Flight of the Swan

    Flight of the Swan

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    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...

    Flight of the Swan
  • 1992
    And Still I Rise

    And Still I Rise

    And Still I Rise

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    Inspired by Maya Angelou’s poetry, Onwurah explores fears and fascinations about black women.

    And Still I Rise
  • 1995
    The Desired Number

    The Desired Number

    The Desired Number

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    This short documentary examines multiple facets of Nigeria’s cultural attitudes towards pregnancy, women’s productive options, and the...

    The Desired Number
  • 1992
    Kanga

    Kanga

    Kanga

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    Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.

    Kanga
  • 2018
    The Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered

    The Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered

    The Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered

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    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...

    The Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered