Fox Searchlight released the first trailer of The Birth of a Nation. The award-winning biopic of Nat Turner is scheduled for release in October.

The actor turned director speaks about his film "The Birth of a Nation" that received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Paramount and Netflix dropped out of an overnight bidding war that ended with the historically large offer from Fox Searchlight.

The Sundance Film Festival announced its competition lineups for its 30th edition in January, and among the selections in competition is writer/director Justin Simien’s “Dear White People.”