Sir Steve McQueen has said that the UK has a “shameful” lack of diversity in its film and TV industries. The film director and artist added that the country lags “far behind” the US in representing ethnic minorities in production.
He told The Observer newspaper that he is “fed up” with the situation, adding that it is “blatant racism”. “I don’t want to hear anyone say, ‘Oh yes, it’s terrible’ ever again,” Sir Steve said. “I’ve heard it a thousand times.
They all agree, but nothing gets done. “What I want is to see change, not hear excuses.” The 12 Years A Slave director said that he had been shocked on a recent visit to a film set that his friend was working on. “It felt like I had walked out of one environment, the London I was surrounded
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