![]() ![]() Griffith’s film relied heavily on racist propaganda to evoke fear and desperation as a tool to solidify white supremacy as the lifeblood of American sustenance. Addressing Griffith’s Birth of a Nation is one of the many steps necessary in treating this disease. This disease of denial has served as a massive stumbling block on our way to healing from those wounds. ![]() From sanitized truths about our forefathers to mis-education regarding this country’s dark days of slavery, we have refused to honestly confront the many afflictions of our past. ![]() So much of the racial injustices we endure today in America are symptomatic of a greater sickness – one we have been systematically conditioned to ignore. Parker: When I endeavored to make this film, I did so with the specific intent of exploring America through the context of identity. How did you come to settle on a title with such intense racial and cinematic connotations? The Birth of a Nation premieres in the U.S Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2016.įilmmaker: Clearly, this is a very provocative title for a film. Below, Parker speaks with Filmmaker about his film’s eye-catching title, Turner’s legacy and what he hopes modern audiences take away from this story. The Birth of a Nation is also the first major fiction film about Turner, the leader of an infamous 1831 slave rebellion. Parker himself stars as Turner, having appeared in more than 20 films to date, including Red Hook Summer, The Great Debaters and Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. In Directors, Interviews, Sundance, Sundance Featuresįive Questions, Nat Turner, Nate Parker, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival 2016, The Birth of a Nationįor his debut as a feature film writer and director, Nate Parker has told the story of a personal hero: Nat Turner. ![]()
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