The Birth of a Nation made waves at Sundance, being released to critical acclaim. It set a record with its $17.5 million deal with Fox Searchlight for distribution rights. And now we’ve got the first trailer to this film and few photos.

Synopsis:

Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities – against himself and his fellow slaves – Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.

Cast:

• Nate Parker – Nat Turner
• Armie Hammer – Samuel Turner
• Mark Boone Junior – Rev. Walthall
• Colman Domingo – Hark Turner
• Aunjanue Ellis – Nancy Turner
• Aja Naomi King – Cherry
• Esther Scott – Bridget Turner

Crew:

• Director/Writer/Producer – Nate Parker
• Writer – Jean McGianni Celestin

Are you excited for the film or do you think it will be just another slave narrative?

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The Book of Negroes is a miniseries that debut on CBC in Canada and BET in the United States. It is based on Lawrence Hill’s Someone Knows My Name (The Book of Negroes in Canada). It tells the story of a girl forcibly taken from her homeland in West Africa to South Carolina. She discovers love and lost that pushes her to find a way back home.

Synopsis:

A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century.

Cast:

Aunjanue Ellis – Aminata

Lyriq Bent – Chekura

Cuba Gooding Jr. – Samuel Fraunces

Louis Gossett, Jr. – Daddy Moses

Ben Chaplin – Cpt. John Clarkson

Crew:

Director – Clement Virgo

Writer – Clement Virgo

Writer – Lawrence Hill

The Book of Negroes is available here.

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