Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen’s harrowing short film showing the devastation left in the wake of 2017’s Grenfell Tower fire is to get a month of public screenings at the Serpentine Gallery from early April.

McQueen, who grew up in west London, shot aerial footage of the block where 72 lives were lost six months after the disaster and completed the film in 2019. The 24-minute film is a single shot and features only ambient sound. Its images include close-up footage of fire ravaged flats where forensics officers in PPE are still working.

The film was made before the now-familiar white wrap was placed around the 24-storey building.

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