Small Axe: Five Films by Steve McQueen Andy Milligan 000-year-old genie named Jeannie

000-year-old genie named Jeannie

is the story of two women—the fragile wife and the willful mistress of a sadistic school headmaster—who hatch a daring revenge plot

and Anthony Daniels

a frustrated mother unravels a shocking mystery connected to her family’s past

Eating the Corpse – footage from the original 1990 Berlin premiere

Small Axe: Five Films by Steve McQueen Andy Milligan 000-year-old genie named JeannieWith the five films that make up his Small Axe anthology (Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White and Blue; Alex Wheatle; and Education), director Steve McQueen offers a richly evocative panorama of West Indian life in London from the late 1960s through the early 80sa time defined for the community by the terror of police violence, the empowering awakening of political consciousness, and the ecstatic escape of a vibrant reggae scene. Ranging in tone from