Education
- Episode aired Dec 18, 2020
- TV-MA
- 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.5K
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12 year-old Kingsley is held back by the unofficial segregation policies at his school.12 year-old Kingsley is held back by the unofficial segregation policies at his school.12 year-old Kingsley is held back by the unofficial segregation policies at his school.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSteve McQueen had a vested interest in this story. He is a person with dyslexia and as consequently found himself shunted into remedial classes at school because of it.
- ConnectionsFeatures Roobarb: When the Day Wouldn't Keep Still (1974)
- SoundtracksLondon's Burning
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by school children
Featured review
Small Axe: EDUCATION (2020)
Education is heartbreaking and hopeful. Unlike the previous instalment, McQueen and Siddons knows exactly what they want to say.
The film follows a young black boy being sent to a special needs school despite not having any special needs. The film is beautifully performed with the main child Kingsley being played with such maturity by newcomer Kenyah Sandy.
An old fave of mine, Sharlene Whyte who was always great in shows like Tracy Beaker delivers a complex performance as Kingsley's hardworking but loving mother.
The supporting cast of Naomi Ackie, Tamara Lawrence, Josette Simon, Jo Martin, Daniel Francis, Kate Dickie, Adrian Rawlins & Nigel Boyle are all deliver no matter how small or big their roles are.
The big takeaway from this film is once again how beautifully shot it is, the 1:66 aspect ratio, the grainy film, the production design is arguably some of the best I've ever seen, the strong contrast to the high clarity of some of the other Small Axe is so gorgeous to watch and immerses you into 70's London.
This one also felt so personal to McQueen, he has told of how he was tried to be shoved into one of these schools, told he would only be a builder as well as other mentions of his favourite EPL team Tottenham as well as the ideals of Kingsley's sister Stephanie who is trying to get into Chelsea College of Arts where McQueen also studied. This all leads to a deeply heartfelt and personal film that has an important story to tell, which has been powerfully crafted with a rich lens from DP Shabier Kirchner and strong performances from the ensemble.
McQueen was told he could never be anything but a builder and was "put to one side very quickly" due to his dyslexia and the colour of skin. But with his intelligence, his courage, his passion and above all the education he received, this world has been graced with in my opinion the finest filmmaker of our generation. And we are so much better for him.
The film follows a young black boy being sent to a special needs school despite not having any special needs. The film is beautifully performed with the main child Kingsley being played with such maturity by newcomer Kenyah Sandy.
An old fave of mine, Sharlene Whyte who was always great in shows like Tracy Beaker delivers a complex performance as Kingsley's hardworking but loving mother.
The supporting cast of Naomi Ackie, Tamara Lawrence, Josette Simon, Jo Martin, Daniel Francis, Kate Dickie, Adrian Rawlins & Nigel Boyle are all deliver no matter how small or big their roles are.
The big takeaway from this film is once again how beautifully shot it is, the 1:66 aspect ratio, the grainy film, the production design is arguably some of the best I've ever seen, the strong contrast to the high clarity of some of the other Small Axe is so gorgeous to watch and immerses you into 70's London.
This one also felt so personal to McQueen, he has told of how he was tried to be shoved into one of these schools, told he would only be a builder as well as other mentions of his favourite EPL team Tottenham as well as the ideals of Kingsley's sister Stephanie who is trying to get into Chelsea College of Arts where McQueen also studied. This all leads to a deeply heartfelt and personal film that has an important story to tell, which has been powerfully crafted with a rich lens from DP Shabier Kirchner and strong performances from the ensemble.
McQueen was told he could never be anything but a builder and was "put to one side very quickly" due to his dyslexia and the colour of skin. But with his intelligence, his courage, his passion and above all the education he received, this world has been graced with in my opinion the finest filmmaker of our generation. And we are so much better for him.
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- taranpannu01
- Dec 22, 2020
Details
- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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