Early Years
Born in London and of Grenadian descent, McQueen grew up in West London and went to Drayton Manor High School. He was a keen footballer, turning out for the St. Georges Colts football team. He did an A level art at Hammersmith and West London College, then studied art and design at Chelsea College of Art and Design and then fine art at Goldsmiths College where he first became interested in film. He left Goldsmiths in 1993 and then studied briefly at the Tisch School in New York City after winning a place there. He found the approach there too stifling and not experimental enough for him, however, complaining that "they wouldn't let you throw the camera up in the air".
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