Perhaps no one is better placed to make a film about Grenfell than Steve McQueen. He grew up in nearby White City, where his father was a prominent community figure. He even visited friends in the tower.
And he has a record for unflinching evocations of injustice, whether that’s in cinematic masterpieces like 12 Years a Slave or his magnificent BBC television series Small Axe, focusing on historic resilience and resistance in London’s West Indian community.
