Greg Bryk and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)

Francis Chouler and Louis Gossett Jr on set of Book of Negroes in South Africa

2016 Canadian Screen Award Winners, Director Clement Virgo (L), Actress Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (M) and Actor Lyriq Bent (R)

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Young Aminata in 'The Book Of Negroes'

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Shai Pierre-Dixon as "Young Aminata" in 'The Book of Negroes' 

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at an event for The Book of Negroes (2015)

Philip Akin in The Book of Negroes (2015)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Chaplin, Louis Gossett Jr., Lyriq Bent, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)

Lyriq Bent and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Lyriq Bent, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)