Filmmaker Nate Parker apologized on Sunday for being 'tone deaf' three...
VENICE, Italy - Filmmaker Nate Parker apologized on Sunday for being “tone deaf” three years ago when a decades-old rape charge derailed his directorial debut, as he seeks to make a return with police violence drama “American Skin”.
He plays Linc, who agrees to a student film crew following him around and interviewing him about 14-year old Kijani’s death. At the time, Parker addressed the case in interviews and on Facebook, saying he was devastated to learn his female accuser had taken her own life in 2012, but said he would not apologize over the case, instead asking people to look beyond it and focus on the film.
“American Skin” flips between flashbacks of Linc and Kijani together and the shooting to the present Linc seeking justice. “I feel very blessed that the Venice Film Festival recognized what the film could mean for society and so graciously allowed us to be here,” Parker said.
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