# @americanfilminstitute on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLFjFuto0os
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31681131-americanfilminstitute-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fbe704c8d0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-19T15:03:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Film Institute (@americanfilminstitute) — https://gondola.cc/americanfilminstitute

## Caption

In honor of #Juneteenth, we’re sharing this powerful moment from #AFIFEST 2013. During a post-screening conversation, 12 YEARS A SLAVE director Steve McQueen shares how his early understanding of slavery has shaped his work. 

#SteveMcQueen #12YearsASlave

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- **Likes:** 951
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- **Comments:** 8

## Tags

juneteenth, 12yearsaslave, afifest, stevemcqueen

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