By Manori Ravindran International Editor “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame” director Steve McQueen has dedicated his pair of Cannes-selected films to George Floyd.
McQueen’s films “Mangrove” and “Lovers Rock” — both from a BBC-commissioned anthology of five stories — have been selected for Cannes, which revealed its line-up today despite not going ahead with a physical festival this year. “I dedicate these films to George Floyd and all the other black people that have been murdered, seen or unseen, because of who they are, in the U.S., U.K.
and elsewhere,” said McQueen. “‘If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.’ Black Lives Matter.” McQueen’s comments come the same day as a massive protest was staged in London’s Hyde Park for the
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