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Small Axe (miniseries)
''Small Axe'' is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films that tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s. Two episodes of the series were selected into the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. The series premiered on 15 November 2020 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on 20 November 2020 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. The title references a proverb – "Small axe fall big tree" or "If you are the big tree, we are the small axe" – that was popularised by Bob Marley in his 1973 song " Small Axe". Films Production Development It has been reported that Steve McQueen began working on the idea for ''Small Axe'' in 2010, and that some form of the series was in development since 2012. While the series was initially conceived as a conventional television series with a serialized story, McQueen realized during development that he had sufficient material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangrove (film)
''Mangrove'' is a 2020 historical drama film directed by British director Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons, about the Mangrove restaurant in west London and the 1971 trial of the Mangrove Nine. It stars Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings and Jack Lowden. The film was released as part of the anthology series '' Small Axe'' on BBC One on 15 November 2020 and Amazon Prime Video on 20 November 2020. It premiered as the opening film at the 58th New York Film Festival on 24 September 2020. Plot Frank Crichlow is a Trinidadian immigrant opening a new restaurant, the Mangrove, in Notting Hill in the late 1960s. Notting Hill was then a Caribbean immigrant neighborhood. On opening night Constable Frank Pulley looks on and comments to a fellow constable that Black people must be kept in their place. After the restaurant closes for the night Pulley aggressively confronts Crichlow and accuses Crichlow of running an es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheal Ward
Micheal Ward (born 18 November 1997) is a Jamaican-British actor and former model. His films include ''Blue Story'' (2018) and '' The Old Guard'' (2020). On television, he appeared in ''Top Boy'' and '' The A List''. Ward was awarded the 2020 BAFTA Rising Star Award. Early life Micheal Ward was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica on 18 November 1997 to then 18-year-old mother Keisha. He has three sisters. His father was killed in a car crash when he was two years old. Ward then moved to Hackney, East London with his mother and sister at the age of four, with the help of his aunt and uncle who ran a Caribbean restaurant in Chadwell Heath. The family later moved to Romford. He attended Chadwell Heath Academy and then studied performing arts at Epping Forest College after dropping out of sixth form. He worked delivering food for his aunt’s restaurant as a teenager and then later worked at a bookmakers shop. Career Ward began his career while he was at college when he signed with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Lowden
Jack Andrew Lowden (born 2 June 1990) is a Scottish actor. Following a four-year stage career, his first major international onscreen success was in the 2016 BBC miniseries '' War & Peace'', which led to starring roles in feature films. Lowden starred as Eric Liddell in the 2012 play ''Chariots of Fire'' in London. In 2014, he won an Olivier Award and the Ian Charleson Award for his role as Oswald in Richard Eyre's 2013 adaptation of Ibsen's ''Ghosts''. In 2013, he began to have substantial roles in British television series and feature films, including ''The Tunnel'' (2013) and '' '71'' (2014), and had leading roles in the BBC miniseries ''The Passing Bells'' (2014) and '' War & Peace'' (2016). His screen projects since ''War & Peace'' have included the title role as golfing legend Tommy Morris in ''Tommy's Honour'' (2016), the starring role of Morrissey in the biopic '' England Is Mine'' (2017), a main-cast role as an RAF fighter-pilot in Christopher Nolan's ''Dunkirk'' (2017) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor of the stage and screen, who worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. For his work on the London stage, Jennings received three Olivier Awards, winning for '' Too Clever by Half'' (1988), ''Peer Gynt'' (1996), and ''My Fair Lady'' (2003). He is the only performer to have won Olivier awards in the drama, musical, and comedy categories. He is known for his film work, in particular for his performance as Prince Charles in Stephen Frears' film ''The Queen'' (2006) opposite Helen Mirren. His other film appearances includes ''The Wings of the Dove'' (1997), '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004), ''Babel'' (2006), '' Belle'' (2013), and ''The Lady in the Van'' (2015) starring Maggie Smith. Jennings won acclaim for his performances in television including for his portrayal of Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, in the Netflix series ''The Crown'' acting opposite Claire Foy. He also starred i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochenda Sandall
Rochenda Sandall (born 1988) is a British actress who played Lisa McQueen in ''Line of Duty'', and has featured in other productions including '' Small Axe'' and ''Doctor Who''. Biography Rochenda Sandall was born in about 1988 in Grimsby, and grew up in Goxhill. Aged 17, she moved to London and attended the East 15 Acting School. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2012, later making her stage debut in ''Scenes from an Execution'' at the Royal National Theatre. For the next few years she worked mainly in theatrical productions, including in ''Coriolanus'' alongside Tom Hiddleston. Meanwhile, she had roles as police officers in the television series ''Doctors'' and ''Coronation Street''. Her monologue performance in Alan Bennett's ''The Outside Dog'' was selected by ''The Guardian'' as the best theatre show of 2020. Sandall was a series regular in '' Criminal: UK'', as Detective Constable Vanessa Warren. Sandall starred with Letitia Wright and John Boyega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Parkes
Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. Biography At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film ''Human Traffic''. His work since then includes films such as ''Clubbed'', ''The Mummy Returns'', ''Things to Do Before You're 30'' and the acclaimed ''Notes on a Scandal''. Television work includes '' Lock, Stock..., Servants'' and Russell T Davies' ''Casanova'' and ''Doctor Who''. Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play '' Blue/Orange'' in the West End and in Kwame Kwei-Armah's ''Elmina's Kitchen'' and at Shakespeare's Globe as Aaron in ''Titus Andronicus.'' Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series ''Moses Jones'', with a supporting cast that included Matt Smith. Filmography T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachi Kirby
Malachi Kirby is a British actor and writer. He gained prominence through his roles in the 2016 ''Roots'' remake and the ''Black Mirror'' episode "Men Against Fire". He earned a BAFTA for his performance in '' Small Axe'': ''Mangrove''. Early life Kirby grew up an only child on the Patmore Estate in Battersea. His father died when he was 6. His parents were born in London where his grandparents had arrived from Jamaica. The cast of ''Roots'' were invited to take DNA tests, and Kirby's results came up as mostly West African with some South Asian and a small amount European. He stated he hopes to do more specific research. Kirby attended Southfields Academy. Originally into literature, he discovered acting in year nine through a course at the Battersea Arts Centre. He was admitted to Identity School of Acting in 2007. Career Kirby began his career in theatre, and describes himself as a theatre actor "at heart". He was shortlisted for Outstanding Newcomer at the 2011 ''Evening S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boyega
John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film '' Attack the Block'' (2011), and his international breakthrough came with his role as Finn in the '' Star Wars'' sequel trilogy films ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). His other credits include the drama film ''Imperial Dreams'' (2014), the historical epic ''The Woman King'' (2022), and thriller film '' Breaking'' (2022). He received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016, and the Trophée Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. He was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by ''New African'' magazine in 2020. Boyega portrayed Leroy Logan in the 3rd episode of Steve McQueen's anthology series '' Small Axe'' (2020). For his performance he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letitia Wright
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series ''Top Boy'', '' Coming Up'', '' Chasing Shadows'', ''Humans'', ''Doctor Who'', and ''Black Mirror''. For the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had her breakthrough for her role in the 2015 film ''Urban Hymn,'' for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits. In 2018, she attained global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Black Panther'', for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award. She reprised the role in '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022). In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in the 2020 anthology series ''Small Axe'', which earned her a Satellite Award nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Two
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio channels, it is funded by the television licence, and is therefore free of commercial advertising. It is a comparatively well-funded public-service network, regularly attaining a much higher audience share than most public-service networks worldwide. Originally styled BBC2, it was the third British television station to be launched (starting on 21 April 1964), and from 1 July 1967, Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour. It was envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming, and while this tendency has continued to date, most special-interest programmes of a kind previously broadcast on BBC Two, for example the BBC Proms, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education (film)
''Education'' is a 2020 drama film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons. The film was released as part of the anthology series '' Small Axe'' on BBC One on 13 December 2020, in the Netherlands on 16 December 2020, and on Amazon Prime Video on 18 December 2020. Cast * Kenyah Sandy as Kingsley Smith * Sharlene Whyte as Agnes Smith * Tamara Lawrance as Stephanie Smith * Daniel Francis as Esmond Smith * Josette Simon as Lydia Thomas * Naomi Ackie as Hazel * Ryan Masher as Joseph * Jairaj Varsani as Sajid * Tabitha Byron as Sheila * Roshawn Hewitt as Baz * Aiyana Goodfellow as Nina * Nathan Moses as Ashley * Jo Martin as Mrs. Tabitha Bartholomew * Kate Dickie as Miss Gill * Stewart Wright as Mr. Baines * Jade Anouka as Mrs. Morrison * Adrian Rawlins as Headmaster Evans * Nigel Boyle as Mr. Hamley Background Although the characters in ''Education'' are fictional, the film is based on real-life events of the 1970s, when some London counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
