Notting Hill and the surrounding areas in West London is at the heart of Steve McQueen’s five part anthology series Small Axe. The series of five films, which takes its title from a proverb about collective struggle (“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe”), features true stories from the late 60s to the mid 80s about London’s West Indian experience.
The area, which is home to Notting Hill carnival, has undergone dramatic change over the past few decades. Have you or your family grown up in the area? Does the series hold any sentimental value to you? How has the area changed in your lifetime?
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