Director Steve McQueen (not to be confused with the actor) is a visual artist turned filmmaker. His background in video art informs every frame of 12 Years a Slave -film- . McQueen refuses the "music video" aesthetic of trauma. He holds shots for excruciatingly long periods.

Over the next twelve years, Solomon endures brutal conditions under various masters: William Ford

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Director Steve McQueen (not to be confused with the actor) is a visual artist turned filmmaker. His background in video art informs every frame of 12 Years a Slave -film- . McQueen refuses the "music video" aesthetic of trauma. He holds shots for excruciatingly long periods.

Over the next twelve years, Solomon endures brutal conditions under various masters: William Ford 12 years a slave -film-