Nate Parker
The Birth of a Nation is often relentlessly dark and bitter, and as a result is only partly a success at delivering its compelling message.
The hit of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, The Birth of a Nation took home the Audience Award, the Grand Jury Prize, and the largest deal in the history of the festival. Worldwide rights went to Fox Searchlight for $17.5 million, a financial risk that Variety claims isn’t quite as big as it would seem (read about that here).