Small Axe (anthology)

*Small Axe*
Small Axe
Genre	Drama
Created by	Steve McQueen
Written by	Steve McQueen; Courttia Newland; Alastair Siddons;
Directed by	Steve McQueen
Composer	Mica Levi
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Steve McQueen; Tracey Scoffield; David Tanner; Lucy Richer; Rose Garnett;
Producers	Anita Overland; Mike Elliot;
Cinematography	Shabier Kirchner
Editors	Chris Dickens; Steve McQueen;
Running time	405 minutes
Production companies	Turbine Studios; EMU Films; BBC; Amazon Studios;
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	15 November –; 13 December 2020
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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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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".^[5]

^ Rose, Steve (18 December 2020). "The 50 best TV shows of 2020, No 3: Small Axe". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ White, Peter (10 September 2019). "'Small Axe': BBC Unveils First-Look At Steve McQueen Period Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^ Aquillina, Tyler (19 September 2020). "See John Boyega and Letitia Wright in new trailer for Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference bbc premiere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Duffield, Charlie (10 November 2020). "Small Axe: Mangrove cast: Who stars in the first film of Steve McQueen's series, and when it's on BBC One". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[1] Rose, Steve (18 December 2020). "The 50 best TV shows of 2020, No 3: Small Axe". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[2] White, Peter (10 September 2019). "'Small Axe': BBC Unveils First-Look At Steve McQueen Period Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[3] Aquillina, Tyler (19 September 2020). "See John Boyega and Letitia Wright in new trailer for Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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[5] Duffield, Charlie (10 November 2020). "Small Axe: Mangrove cast: Who stars in the first film of Steve McQueen's series, and when it's on BBC One". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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