Following the recent controversy surrounding Nate Parker and the resurfacing of sexual assault allegation against the filmmaker, the American Film Institute cancelled their Friday screening of “The Birth of a Nation” and Parker’s Q&A.
AFI dean Jan Schuette made the announcement to students on late Tuesday, writing that they would also schedule a discussion to talk about these issues together.
“I have been the recipient of many different passionate points of view about the screening, and I believe it is essential that we discuss these issues together — messenger and message, gender, race and more — before we see the film,” he wrote. “Next week, we will be scheduling a special moderated discussion so we may explore these issues together as artists and audience.”
Instead, AFI will screen Paramount’s sequel “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” and Fox has agreed to host a screening of “Birth of a Nation” later in the year.
AFI dean Jan Schuette made the announcement to students on late Tuesday, writing that they would also schedule a discussion to talk about these issues together.
“I have been the recipient of many different passionate points of view about the screening, and I believe it is essential that we discuss these issues together — messenger and message, gender, race and more — before we see the film,” he wrote. “Next week, we will be scheduling a special moderated discussion so we may explore these issues together as artists and audience.”
Instead, AFI will screen Paramount’s sequel “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” and Fox has agreed to host a screening of “Birth of a Nation” later in the year.
- 8/24/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
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