Small Axe: Lovers Rock (dir. Steve McQueen).
“Starring Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward as would-be new lovers, the intimate 68-minute film charmingly barely has a plot. Essentially a one-night story about a house party club night, the romance...

Small Axe: Lovers Rock (dir. Steve McQueen).

Starring Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward as would-be new lovers, the intimate 68-minute film charmingly barely has a plot. Essentially a one-night story about a house party club night, the romance unfolds around young people going somewhere safe to dance without being persecuted or instigated by police or other Londoners. A dangerous sense of tension around violence and sexual assault effectively permeates the film in a realistic fashion yet the Black joy displayed cannot be defeated.

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