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Small Axe: Education
Directed by
Steve McQueen
Produced by Anita Overland and Michael Elliott
Screenplay by Steve McQueen and Alastair Siddons
Produced by Anita Overland and Michael Elliott
Screenplay by Steve McQueen and Alastair Siddons
With:
Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Francis, Josette Simon, Naomi Ackie, Ryan Masher, Jairaj Varsani, Tabitha Byron, Roshawn Hewitt, Aiyana Goodfellow, Nathan Moses, Jo Martin, Tabitha Bartholomew, Kate Dickie, Stewart Wright, Jade Anouka, Adrian Rawlins, and Nigel Boyle
Cinematography:
Shabier Kirchner
Editing: Chris Dickens and Steve McQueen
Music: Mica Levi
Editing: Chris Dickens and Steve McQueen
Music: Mica Levi
Runtime:
63 min
Release Date: 13 December 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 13 December 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Small Axe is an anthology film series created, co-written, and directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Widows, Shame). Each film tells a story about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London during the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Some are based on actual people and events, others are historical fiction.
Twitter Capsule:
Small Axe concludes on an optimistic note with another timely period piece - this one a fictionalized account of how London's unofficial policy of transferring disproportionate numbers of West Indian students from mainstream education to sub-par schools was exposed in the early '70s.