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Steve McQueen’s Ethos of Generosity
“I’m a massive fan of cinema, but sometimes you have to go where the people are,” the Oscar-winning
Small Axe director told
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Steve McQueen has an eye for the tiniest of details. The British director’s first short film,
, depicts how a series of looks exchanged between two men builds into a physical showdown. His debut feature,
Hunger, tells the real-life story of an Irish nationalist who died on a hunger strike through jarring bits of minutiae about his physical deterioration. And though McQueen’s Oscar-winning