Director: Steve McQueen
Writer(s): Steve McQueen, Alastair Siddons
Starring: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules, Elliot Edusah, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, Ashley McGuire, Asad-Shareef Muhammad, Leah Walker, Johann Myers, Louis j Rhone, Riley Burgin, Zakiyyah Deen, Khali Best, Dexter Flanders, Xavien Russell, Cecilia Noble, Ross Cahill, Lennox Tuitt, Shanelle Young, Terence Egnie
Synopsis: Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle (Sheyi Cole), from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing. READ REVIEW
Release Date: December 11, 2020 (USA) | Length: 66 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: TV-MA
Note: Part of the “Small Axe” anthology series (Alex Wheatle, Education, Lovers Rock, Mangrove, Red, White and Blue), based on the real-life experiences of London’s West Indian community and is set between 1969 and 1982. I wasn’t able to identify Lennox Tuitt or Shanelle Young.