Sir Steve McQueen CBE (born 1969) is an English filmmaker, screenwriter, and video artist celebrated for his bold, socially conscious storytelling. His debut feature, Hunger (2008), about the 1981 Irish hunger strike, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes. He gained international acclaim with 12 Years a Slave (2013), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, making him the first Black director to achieve this. McQueen’s anthology Small Axe (2020) spotlighted Black British experiences, earning widespread praise. Knighted in 2020, he continues to challenge cinematic boundaries through his art and activism.

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