This event is in the past.It took place on April 6, 2026 at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Drama FilmDrama FilmSteve McQueen's unflinching Oscar-winning masterpiece returns to BAM's big screen. Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers a devastating performance as Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped into slavery, in this essential American story of survival and dignity.
Academy Award winner
devastating true story
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Steve McQueen
Tips
🎬paired with Gordon Parks' 1984 restoration
🍿arrive early for good seats in the intimate theater
12 Years a Slave
Fort Greene
Drama FilmDrama FilmSteve McQueen's unflinching Oscar-winning masterpiece returns to BAM's big screen. Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers a devastating performance as Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped into slavery, in this essential American story of survival and dignity.
Academy Award winner
devastating true story
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Steve McQueen
Tips
🎬paired with Gordon Parks' 1984 restoration
🍿arrive early for good seats in the intimate theater
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