By showing the blitz through the eyes of a young black Londoner finding his way home through the city, McQueen reveals a fresh perspective on this familiar story.
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From animated darlings to big blockbusters and politically poignant independent flicks, the film festival had it all.
40 years of research have shown that Jews, in Amsterdam and beyond, refused to be terrorised by Nazi oppression.
If there were any doubts about the destruction caused by the fire on 14th June 2017, then Steve McQueen’s film reveals its true desolation.
Centred around a Blues Party in London, the second film from the Small Axe anthology captured the excitement of setting up a party but missed things about sound system culture in the UK.
McQueen’s choice of genre raised eyebrows in the movie establishment, but similar ideas run through all his films.
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Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Film, Loughborough University
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Honorary Research Fellow in History, University of Glasgow
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Deputy Director of The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton
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