Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Sundance: 'Birth Of A Nation' Receives Rapturous Standing Ovation At Premiere

Sundance: 'Birth Of A Nation' Receives Rapturous Standing Ovation At Premiere

January 26, 2016 Sundance: 'Birth Of A Nation' Receives Rapturous Standing Ovation At Premiere , 1 Comments

By Rebecca Ford, Jan 25, 2016 Hollywood Reporter

On Monday afternoon, Nate Parker was greeted with a standing ovation when he took the stage at the Eccles theater at the Sundance Film Festival to introduce his film, the slave rebellion drama The Birth of a Nation.

Two hours later, as the credits began to roll, again the audience rose to applaud in a standing ovation that lasted through the credits, in what was arguably one of the longest standing Os in recent festival memory.

Parker's film tells the story of slave Nat Turner (Parker also stars) who led a rebellion in the 1800s that resulted in the deaths of dozens of white slave owners. The film, which also stars Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller and Gabrielle Union, seemed to leave the audience (which included notable guests like Spike Lee) abuzz with an electric energy.
 
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