Small Axe - Alex Wheatle
Steve McQueen / GB, 2020 / 66 min.
After a childhood mostly spent in juvenile homes, young Alex Wheatle for the first time experiences a sense of belonging when he moves to Brixton, London.
In 1981, social unrest and confrontations between the police and members of the African-Caribbean community led to an uprising. Wheatle, who joins in the protests, is arrested and sentenced to prison. He later became an acclaimed writer.
Small Axe is a series of five feature films by British artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen (1969). The films are set between the 1960s and 1980s and tell the personal stories of members from London’s West Indian community, who constantly struggle against racism and discrimination. A one-off screening by Eye as part of the Amsterdam Art Week.
The entrance ticket of €12.50 entitles you to free admission to the screening and a DVD box of the Small Axe series.
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Director
Steve McQueen
Production year
2020
Country
GB
Original title
Small Axe - Alex Wheatle
Length
66 min.
Language
English
Format
DCP
Part of
Amsterdam Art Week 2021
Eye is screening Small Axe as part of Amsterdam Art Week. Small Axe is a collection of five films by the British artist and director Steve McQueen (1969). The films are set in the period from the late 1960s to the 1980s and tell the personal stories of members of the West Indian community in London, who faced rampant racism and discrimination in their daily lives.
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