This guide is a must for film fans and students of contemporary cinema alike. British director Steve McQueen’s work is covered, from his short films and video art through his critically acclaimed feature films, including his masterpiece, the Academy Award-winning 12 Years A Slave, to his BBC TV series Small Axe and the new war film, Blitz.Londoner Steve McQueen shot to fame in 1999 when he won the prestigious Turner Prize for innovative art. In 2020, the Tate Gallery in London held an exhibition of over a dozen works spanning film, photography and sculpture, including his homage to the African American actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. Ranging across the visual arts, to advertising, documentary and drama, McQueen often tackles hard-hitting topics such as discrimination and injustice in powerful, cinematic ways.
Includes interviews with historian, David Olusoga and director of film programming at the Lincoln Center, Dennis Lim.
Reviews
“… provides useful insight into the director’s background and motivations and offers easy-to-read reviews of his numerous films, documentaries and exhibitions. An invaluable guide to the incredible work Steve McQueen has produced since his time as an art student until today.”
– Tony Warner, co-founder, chair of African Odysseys programme
“…an accessible and comprehensive guide to McQueen’s work that covers its breadth of ambition alongside the depth of its core themes.” – Paul Sutton, Lecturer in Film
About Author Jen Francis
Jen Francis is a Producer in factual television, co-founder and script writer for Sassy Jam Productions and a freelance script editor and film reviewer. In 2019 she wrote the well-received play ‘Ethan’s Bell’ then went on to co-create and write the web series ‘phase two’. Her short comedy made the longlist for 2023 Short Comedy TV Sitcom Writing Competition and her script was shortlisted for the Sky Arts Royal Society of Literature awards in Screenwriting.
As a producer she has worked on the Sky Arts series ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’ and ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ and for BBC TV ‘Windrush: Portraits of a Generation’.
‘In the Scene: Steve McQueen’, her first book, was commissioned by Supernova Books.
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