Birth of a Nation, which Parker co-wrote, directed, and stars in, comes at a contentious time in Hollywood, with the industry and the Academy Awards accused of neglecting black talent. One film won't change that problem, but the Sundance popularity of
Birth of a Nation, which Parker co-wrote, directed, and stars in, comes at a contentious time in Hollywood, with the industry and the Academy Awards accused of neglecting black talent. One film won't change that problem, but the Sundance popularity of
PARK CITY, Utah—“The Birth of a Nation,” a new movie about slave rebellion leader Nat Turner, set a record Tuesday for the biggest deal in the history of the Sundance Film Festival. Fox Searchlight acquired world-wide rights to the movie for $17.5
Not long after the second prolonged standing ovation for Nate Parker's seven-year Sundance passion project, The Birth of a Nation, which just sold to Fox Searchlight for a record $17.5 million, Gabrielle Union sat in the far back corner of the packed
Birth of a Nation, which Parker co-wrote, directed, and stars in, comes at a contentious time in Hollywood, with the industry and the Academy Awards accused of neglecting black talent. One film won't change that problem, but the Sundance popularity of