Nate Parker

Born: November 18, 1979 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Married to: Sarah DiSanto (2007 – present) (4 children)

[on The Birth of a Nation (2016)] I don’t want this to be a film. I want it to be a movement. I don’t want it to be a moment in time. I want a launch pad for conversation around how we can deal with our trauma collectively. Then we can create a cultural shift. [2016]

[on Nat Turner] He became my hero in college. I never heard about him until I went to college. [2016]

RED TAILS dir. Anthony Hemingway Stars: Nate Parker David Oyelowo

The Secret Life of Bees dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring Fanning Queen Latifah Jennifer Hudson

AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS 2013 dir. David Lowery Stars: Rooney Mara Casey Affleck

RED HOOK SUMMER 2012 dir. Spike Lee Stars: Jules Brown Thomas Jefferson Byrd ARBITRAGE 2012 dir. Nicholas Jarecki