Sir Steve McQueen discusses new Blitz film at Windsor’s inauguration
Sir Steve McQueen says his next film, due to start production this autumn, will tell the stories of Londoners during the Blitz.
he is an Oscar-winning filmmaker and artist, directed 12 Years A Slave, was knighted by the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle for his artistic and cinematic services at Windsor Castle today. Tuesday.
Sir Steve said he was “delighted” for his mother, who attended the ceremony with him.
When asked what he discussed with Anne, he told the PA news agency: “We discussed pending projects that I am working on – I am working on a movie called Blitz and We discussed that.
Professor Sir Michael McBride (Steve Parsons/PA)
“Blitz is a project we are working on that we hope to start in the fall.
“It’s about London, starting in 1940, this is what we’re trying to do and we’ll see how it goes.”
His TV series 12 Years A Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, tells the story of a free black man in America who is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
Sir Steve, 52, won the Oscar for best picture in 2014, the first black filmmaker to do so.
Gillian Coultard Made MBE (Jonathan Brady/PA)
He is also known for the 2008 historical drama Hunger and the 2011 film Shame.
Sir Steve won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1999 and was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2011 for services to the visual arts.
In 2020, he released Small Ax, a series set in London’s West Indies community, and more recently directed Uprising, a three-part documentary series that explores key events in race relations in Brother.
Speaking of Small Ax, he said: “It’s about telling broader stories of British life and illuminating a history that hasn’t been given any background.
“For me, it’s about making it happen every day.”
Others recognized are Sara Rowbotham, a former paramedic who exposed a child sex abuse case in Rochdale, Professor Sir Michael McBride, Northern Ireland’s medical director, and former team captain. Mr. Gillian Coultard.
https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/sir-steve-mcqueen-discusses-new-blitz-film-at-windsor-investiture-ceremony-41448730.html Sir Steve McQueen discusses new Blitz film at Windsor’s inauguration