Steve McQueen, the masterpiece of a man, shifts gear from video art to cinema to the small screen. Fortuitous, cos Covid.
The man who brought us the impeccably directed triumphs 12 Years A Slave, Hunger and Shame, delivers another thought-provoking drama, Small Axe. In collaboration with the BBC, McQueen wrote and directed the anthology series — a six-parter that tells five stories set within London’s West Indian community from the late 60s to the early 80s.
First off the rank is the trailer for Episode 1, Mangrove, telling the story of the Mangrove March which was led by nine Black British activists. They were subsequently charged with inciting a riot during a protest against the police targeting of their community.