Several years ago, after his success debuting “The Birth of a Nation” at film festivals, it seemed that Nate Parker was bound to become one of the most exciting filmmakers in America. However, when past sexual assault charges resurfaced from his days in college, the buzz seemed to dissipate from ‘Birth.’ Now, years later, writer-director-star Nate Parker returns with a new film, “American Skin.”

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As seen in the trailer for “American Skin,” the film tells a story that feels like it could be ripped from the headlines, as a Black man is pulled over by white cops and witnesses one of them shooting his teenage son for seemingly no reason.

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Nate Parker is a filmmaker that was supposed to be one of the brightest up-and-comers in Hollywood. After the incredible festival debut of his previous film, “Birth of a Nation,” Parker was poised to have a massive awards season run. However, when sexual assault allegations from his time in college resurfaced, the filmmaker left the public eye and his awards aspirations vanished. Now, years later, he’s back with his new film “American Skin,” which recently premiered at Venice.

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It’s been three years since Nate Parker burned through his Hollywood goodwill, but now the director is back in competition at the Venice Film Festival with “American Skin,” a blend of fictional storytelling and documentary filmmaking that seeks to explore the notion of police brutality. With Spike Lee serving as Parker’s advocate, Venice seemed to be the site that Parker had targeted for his career rebirth. If he comments to the Venice crowd, as reported by Variety, are any indication, he may still have a way to go.

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Back in early 2016, at the Sundance Film Festival, actor-writer-director Nate Parker made international headlines for having his film “Birth of a Nation” purchased for a record $17.5 million by Fox Searchlight. Hailed as an instant Oscar contender, the film was poised to have a huge run and Parker was quickly positioned as one of the next big filmmakers. But then later that year, the director made headlines again, but this time as part of a sexual assault controversy, as decades-old accusations were brought back into the public eye, dashing any hopes for ‘Birth’ to become the awards behemoth that people anticipated.

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