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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 cinema distribution in the UK.[1]
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! Bola Agbaje 's 2007 play of the same name . The film premiered at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival and was given a cinema release in 2014.[2] BAFTA named her one of their Breakthrough Brits .[3]
In 2015, Ekaragha announced that she would be directing Danny and the Human Zoo BBC One television.[4] Lenny Henry and was a fictionalized version of his life. It premiered on 31 August 2015.[5]
In 2020, Ekaragha directed four episodes of The End of the F***ing World 2020 British Academy Television Awards .
In 2023, Ekaragha directed two episodes of Fellow Travelers Showtime .[6] [7]
References [ edit ]
^ Wilson, Kate (18 October 2013). "LFF Interview with Destiny Ekaragha - Director of Gone Too Far!". Women and Hollywood .
^ "BAFTA Breakthrough Brits 2014" . BAFTA. Retrieved 2 February 2015 .
^ Obenson, Tambay A. (1 May 2015). "Newcomer Kascion Franklin Lands Lead Role in BBC Drama Feature 'Danny and the Human Zoo' with Destiny Ekaragha Directing" . Shadow and Act . 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 .
^ "Transcript: "Fellow Travelers" A Conversation with Ron Nyswaner" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
^ James, Alastair (October 27, 2023). "Fellow Travelers' writer on Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer, sex scenes, and Philadelphia" . Attitude . Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
