12 Years a Slave (film)
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12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a Blac
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The Edwin Epps House, now located on the ground of Louisiana State University of Alexandria, is a stop along Northup's Trail. Solomon Northup and Samuel Bass helped build the house that was completed in 1852.
John Ridley in 2013
Director Steve McQueen at the premiere of 12 Years a Slave at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Lupita Nyong'o
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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is an actress who has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award and a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards,
12 Years a Slave (film)
…Solomon Northup. Supporting roles are portrayed by Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong'o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Alfre Woodard. Principal photography took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from…
Nyong'o in 2026
Nyong'o at the 2013 New York Film Festival
Nyong'o at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Nyong'o at Berlinale 2024