Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s Uprising is a stellar three-part documentary that weaves together important events from 1981 to paint a portrait of the Black experience in Britain through the ‘70s and ‘80s. There’s an incredible wealth of archival material on display – capturing the beats and rhythms of the interviews with found footage that matches to an almost uncanny degree, alongside news reports from the day and stunning photographs that round out the visual narrative. The interviews are phenomenal and come from a wide range of experiences they all provide essential context for the events covered throughout the film. There are sublime and powerfully moving moments threaded throughout the film – especially the ways it cuts back to the black-and-white photographs of the Black children who died in the horrific New Cross house fire at key moments in the film, reminding us of the lives that were cut short and white British society’s indifference to their death. And, of course, the use of music is exquisite and the perfect approach to highlighting the joys and sorrows of the Black British community, as well as the subsequent call to rise up against oppression. It’s an exceptional documentary, one that has relevance for anyone living in a nation with a legacy of colonialism and racist oppression.