Destiny Ekaragha is a British film director. She is only the third British black woman, following

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and

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, to have directed a feature-length film that was given cinema distribution in the UK.

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

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. In 2013, she directed her first feature film, ''

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'', an adaptation of

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's 2007

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. The film premiered at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival and was given a cinema release in 2014. In 2014, BAFTA named her one of their

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. In 2015, Ekaragha announced that she would be directing '' Danny and the Human Zoo'' for

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television. The TV film was written by

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and was a fictionalized version of his life. It premiered on 31 August 2015. In 2020, Ekaragha directed four episodes of ''

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'', which won the Best Drama award at the 2020 British Academy Television Awards.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekaragha, Destiny British film directors British women film directors Living people English people of Nigerian descent Year of birth missing (living people) Black British cinema Black British filmmakers