Destiny Ekaragha is a British film director. She is only the third British black woman, following Ngozi Onwurah and
Amma Asante
Amma Asante (born 13 September 1969) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts, who was born in London to parents from Ghana. Her love for the film industry started when she receive ...
, 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
BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival held in London, England, in collaboration with the British Film Institute. Founded in 1957, the festival runs for two weeks every October.
In 2016, the BFI estimated that around 240 fe ...
.
In 2013, she directed her first feature film, '' Gone Too Far!'', an adaptation of
BAFTA
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named her one of their
Breakthrough Brits
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BBC One
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television. The TV film was written by
Lenny Henry
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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 ''
The End of the F***ing World
''The End of the F***ing World'' is a British black comedy-drama television programme. The eight-part first series premiered its first episode on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2017, after which the following episodes were release ...
'', which won the Best Drama award at the
2020 British Academy Television Awards
The 2020 British Academy Television Awards were held on 31 July 2020, hosted by British director and comic actor Richard Ayoade.
The nominations for the jury awards were announced on 4 June 2020, whilst the nominees for the audience award, "Vir ...
.
In 2023, Ekaragha directed two episodes of '' Fellow Travelers'' for
Showtime
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Television Networks and channels
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