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  1. Nathan Parker is an English screenwriter. [1] He was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay at the British Independent Film Awards 2009 [2] and a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film at the 63rd British Academy Film Awards [3] for the 2009 film Moon, and a Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted ...

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    In 1809, on a plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, Nat Turner is a young slave boy. Due to limited food for their children, Nat's father, Isaac, ventures out one night to steal something for his son to eat. However, he is apprehended by a posse led by slave-catcher Raymond Cobb. When Cobb attempts to execute Isaac, he turns the tables, killi...

    The 2016 film uses the same title as "D. W. Griffith's 1915 KKK propaganda film in a very purposeful way", said The Hollywood Reporter. Parker has said his film had the same title "ironically, but very much by design". He told the magazine Filmmaker:

    The Birth of a Nation was written, produced, and directed by Nate Parker, who also stars as Nat Turner. Parker wrote the screenplay, which was based on a story he co-wrote with Jean McGianni Celestin. Parker learned about Turner from an African-American studies course at the University of Oklahoma. He began writing the screenplay for a Nat Turner f...

    The Birth of a Nation premiered in competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2016. Before it screened, the audience gave a standing ovation to the introduction of Nate Parker. Afterwards, Variety said it "received the most enthusiastic standing ovation at this year's Sundance Film Festival so far". Following The Birth of a Natio...

    Box office

    In the United States and Canada, The Birth of a Nation was projected to gross around $10 million in its opening weekend. It opened to $7.1 million, finishing sixth at the box office. African-Americans made up 60% of the first weekend audience.In its second weekend the film dropped 61.2%, grossing just $2.7 million and finishing tenth at the box office. Despite making nearly double its budget, the film was considered a financial disappointment. In assessing the mediocre opening weekend of The...

    Critical response

    On the review website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 73% based on 268 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Birth of a Nation overpowers its narrative flaws and uneven execution through sheer conviction, rising on Nate Parker's assured direction and the strength of its vital message." Metacritic gave the film a normalized score of 69 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled...

    The Confessions of Nat Turner, a 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William Styron
    A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion, a 1982 television film about Denmark Veseyand his attempted slave rebellion
    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, a 2003 documentary film by Charles Burnett
    The Birth of a Nation at IMDb
    The Birth of a Nation at AllMovie
    The Birth of a Nation at Box Office Mojo
  2. 6 de ago. de 2020 · Following the success of his first two novels The Disappearance of Timothy Dawson and The Rise of the Chemist, Abby McClaughlan speaks to Nathan Parker about writing, his upcoming projects and how he hopes to engage our local youth in all things literary in Blackpool.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nate_ParkerNate Parker - Wikipedia

    Nate Parker (born November 18, 1979) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He has appeared in Beyond the Lights, Red Tails, The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters, Arbitrage, Non-Stop, Felon, and Pride.

  4. Working Class grit and Northern wit. Nathan Parker is an independent author and spoken artist from Blackpool. Proud of his northern roots, Nathan is a keen champion of northern voices, committed to enabling people of all ages to engage with words, stories and conversations.

  5. Nathaniel Parker Willis (January 20, 1806 – January 20, 1867), also known as N. P. Willis, was an American writer, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He became the highest-paid magazine writer of his day.