Small axe : five films by Steve McQueen
(Blu Ray Set) 

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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2020.
Physical Desc
3 blu-rays (425 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2020.
Format
Blu Ray Set
Language
English
UPC
715515283014

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General Note
Special features : New conversation between McQueen and writer and professor Paul Gilroy ; Behind-the-scenes featurettes including interviews with McQueen, executive producer Tracey Scoffield, writing consultant Alex Wheatle, and members of the Small Axe cast ; Uprising (2021), a three-part documentary codirected by McQueen and James Rogan about the tragic 1981 New Cross house fire ; Audio conversation among McQueen, music producer Dennis Bovell, and Beastie Boys member Mike D ; Trailers.
Participants/Performers
Mangrove: Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Shaun Parkes, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings, Jack Lowden, Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell.
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Lovers rock: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ellis George, Francis Lovehall, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Alexander James-Blake, Kadeem Ramsay, Romario Simpson, Jermaine Freeman, Marcus Fraser, Saffron Coomber, Frankie Fox, Dennis Bovell.
Participants/Performers
Red, white and blue: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Antonia Thomas, Seroca Davis, Liam Garrigan, Tyrone Huntley, Nadine Marshall, Conor Lowson, Calum Callaghan, Nathan Vidal, Mark Stanley, Assad Zaman.
Participants/Performers
Alex Wheatle: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules, Elliot Edusah, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, Ashley McGuire, Asad-Shareef Muhammad, Leah Walker, Johann Myers, Louis J. Rhone, Riley Burgin, Zakiyyah Deen, Khali Best, Dexter Flanders, Xavien Russell, Cecilia Noble, Ross Cahil, Lennox Tuitt, Shanelle Young.
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Education: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Francis, Josette SImon, Ryan Masher, Naomi Ackie, Jairaj Varsani, Aiyana Goodfellow, Tabitha Byron, Jo Martin.
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Mangrove: The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.
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Lovers rock: Tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.
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Red, White and blue: After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.
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Alex Wheatle: The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.
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Education: When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.
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Rating: TV-MA.

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