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LUPITA NYONG'O as NAKIA

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) dir. Ryan Coogler

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lupita nyong’o interview with mabel cadena discussing wakanda forever (2022)

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“They look exactly like us. They think like us. They know where we are. We need to move and keep moving. They won’t stop until they kill us...or we kill them.”

US (2019) dir. Jordan Peele

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MARCY, 24, CENTRAL; SHE/HER. | if you’re hearing MORE THAN A WOMAN by BEE GEES playing, you have to know SOLANA KIMANI-LIN (SHE/HER ; CISFEMALE) is near by! the FORTY year old CURATOR AT THE DENVER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM has been in denver for, like, ELEVEN YEARS. they’re known to be quite DISORGANIZED, but being SENTIMENTAL seems to balance that out. or maybe it’s the fact that they resemble LUPITA NYONG'O. personally, i’d love to know more about them seeing as how they’ve got those SUNDRESSES BLOWING IN THE WIND, YOGA IN THE MORNINGS, THE FIRST SPRING RAIN vibes. and maybe i’ll get my chance if i hang out around the CHERRY CREEK DISTRICT long enough!

STATISTICS:

full name: solana kimani-lin

nicknames: sol ( by isadora only ), she is not a nickname person from anyone else it’s her mother given name or nothing

birthday: october 18, 1983

hometown: new york city, new york

occupation: denver children’s museum curator

hobbies: growing vegetables, early morning and late night yoga, djing (poorly)

lives: cherry creek district

BACKGROUND:

tw: death mention

solana kimani was born to loving parents, ishmael and lourdes kimani, on october 18, 1983, exact to her predicted birthdate in true libra fashion. her introduction to the world included her aunt and grandma living under the same roof as her parents, setting in the roots of her desire for a large family.

her childhood consisted of the typical things: bike rides and catching fireflies, sitting on dad’s shoulders for a better vantage point, family vacations on christmas break, and camps during the summer. their family didn’t have much, but what they lacked in material they made up for in community and love. some of her earliest memories are the women of her house sitting around the dining table, putting together their coins to bring home a burger dinner. this happened a handful of times, but those dinners were always her favorite.

as long as she could remember, drama had lived in her veins. she found herself repeating lines from the cinema, and sitting in front of the television doing her best impressions of those on the screen. at the age of ten, her aunt was finally able to help her convince her overprotective parents to let her begin going to theater camps, solidifying her love for the stage. the rest of elementary school and middle were spent pouring her heart into the theater programs, and nose in her books to ensure she’d be allowed to stay.

the turning point came when she was cast as helena in midsummer nights dream, a role she’d been eyeing her entire high school career. the lines practically memorized themselves, and when it was announced that their rival school was putting on the same show, she hadn’t even batted an eye.

until her friends staged a coup to spy on the other program, entering isadora lin. her stage presence was captivating, and where solana should’ve been nervous she found herself enamored. leading her friends away from the others, she began her streak of subtly choosing isadora. then came the rehearsals, the sneaking around, the assuring that dory was “the most beautiful helena she’s ever seen.”

opening night should’ve been her debut. instead, it was the day of her declaration, running out of the auditorium just before curtain call and making it to isadora’s program in time to catch the second half. she deserved her flowers and solana made sure she got them, taking herself out of the running for future leads in any of her own programs. the small fling that followed was enough to justify it for her, convinced that she’d be able to rebrand in college and build up the legacy she’d started again. it lasted until it didn’t, but the memories of their time shared transcended.

college wasn’t what solana expected. everyone else was just as talented and determined, something she wasn’t prepared for. being the best had come naturally to her, and in an environment where everyone was the best, solana didn’t quite know where she fit. thus began the transition to finding a new passion, theater moving to the background as a fond hobby rather than a true career path. museum studies found her unexpectedly, going for her masters and never looking back.

after graduation, solana was faced with her next transition. learning to live and love and in the place she lost her aunt, only two months prior. the city was showing itself to be too loud and familiar, leaving her with what she thought was her only choice. throw a dart at a map, and go where it took her. this was eleven years ago, and she hasn’t left denver since.

staying in denver is largely attributed to finding her wife on an online dating platform, the one she'd given it all up for before, isadora. her five year plan began that day, asking her on a date and withing two months to marry her. her position at the children’s museum came shortly after her reconnection with isadora, and it felt like all the pieces were falling into place the way that it should.

now, with one foster child out of the house and attempting to navigate rotating younger children, solana couldn’t be happier and would say she’s living the life of her dreams. her main focuses currently are exploring new hobbies and adventuring with her family, everything else falling in between where she made it fit.

HEADCANONS:

learned how to dj six months ago and does it in her spare time, in the basement, or course. she can’t imagine playing an actual gig, but it would be fun!

has a veggie garden

has a pet hamster named lettuce

[salutationssomeone]

[archivelikely]

me trying to watch this movie but theyre setting lupita nyong'o up with a romantic lead who is literally the worst man ive ever seen in a movie