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The Birth of a Nation
Synopsis
Set against the antebellum South, this film 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.
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  • Director:
    Nate Parker,
  • Writer:
    Nate Parker, Jean McGianni Celestin,
  • Producer:
    Preston L. Holmes, Kevin Turen, Jason Michael Berman, Nate Parker, Aaron L. Gilbert,
  • Cinematographer:
    Elliot Davis,
  • Editor:
    Steven Rosenblum,
  • Executive Producer:
    Mark Moran, Allan J. Stitt, Ryan Ahrens, Jill Ahrens, Jason Cloth, Derrick Brooks, Michael Novogratz, Andrew Pollack, Tony Parker, Jane Oster Sinisi, Barb Lee, Carl H. Lindner III, Armin Tehrany, David S. Goyer, Edward Zwick, Michael Finley,
  • Cast:
    Armie Hammer, Aunjanue Ellis, Nate Parker, Colman Domingo, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller, Mark Boone Jr., Aja Naomi King,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Tomas Deckaj,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Mark C. Stevens,
  • Co-Producer:
    Matthew Lindner, Zak Tanjeloff, Harrison Kreiss, Ben Renzo, Ike Waldhaus,
  • Co-Executive Producer:
    Brenda Gilbert, Lori Massini, Steven Thibault, John Raymonds,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Mac Smith, Craig Henighan,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Sonya Duvall,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Henry Jackman,
  • Casting:
    Michelle Wade Byrd, Mary Vernieu,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    George Loucas,
  • Foley Artist:
    Heikki Kossi,
  • Set Decoration:
    James Edward Ferrell Jr.,
  • Extras Casting:
    Andrea Craven, Greg Lockett, Andrea Hume,
  • Local Casting:
    Craig Fincannon, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Lavonna Cupid,
  • Costume Design:
    Francine Jamison-Tanchuck,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Mark Moran,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Craig Henighan,
  • Production Design:
    Geoffrey Kirkland,
  • Story by:
    Nate Parker, Jean McGianni Celestin,
  • Set Decoration Buyer:
    Sarah Myers,
  • Art Direction:
    Jack Ballance,
  • Screenplay:
    Nate Parker,

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