Small Axe - Lovers Rock
Steve McQueen / GB, 2020 / 70 min.
Two young people fall in love at a house party in West London in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre Lovers Rock and the independence and resourcefulness of London’s West-Indian community.
Unlike the other episodes of Small Axe, Lovers Rock is a fictional story. These kind of parties were based on fact, though. As people of colour were barred from clubs, they organised house parties with self-built sound systems, with the neighbourhood getting together to dance and celebrate black culture.
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 the 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. 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.
This is part of
Details
Director
Steve McQueen
Production year
2020
Country
GB
Original title
Small Axe - Lovers Rock
Length
70 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
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.
Planning on having a drink or a bite to eat? Book online for Eye Bar Restaurant.
Support Eye. Join the Eye Society.