Search: Small Axe (Series) SMALL AXE is a British anthology film series created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films that tell distinct stories about the lives of immigrants from the West Indian community in London from the 1960s through to the 1980s. After being hired, Shabier Kirchner and McQueen entered their collaboration with the intent to treat each story within Small Axe as a separate, individual film, without the need to force individual stories to have a unified visual language if the story didn’t call for it. Each film’s look and feel was created as a collaboration between McQueen, Kirchner and production designer Helen Scott, with primary importance placed on feeling honest to the period as well to the experiences of the characters within that particular story. Over 1000 shots available now on ShotDeck! Dir. Steve McQueen DP: Shabier Kirchner Production Designer: Helen Scott Costume Designer: Lisa Duncan Colorist: Tom Poole