The record sale of ‘Birth of a Nation’ couldn’t come at a better time.
Are others set to follow?
I dont know if Fox Searchlight recognizes what an amazing thing they did.
That message couldnt have come at a more crucial time.
The studios seem to be moving, albeit at a much slower pace.
Box office powerhouses but Oscar oversights likeStraight Outta ComptonandCreedproved just that with each grossing more than $100 million.
In the coming months, a flurry of films will make a run at capitalize on that momentum.
With luck,Southside With Youwill be released this year too.
I would hope that we did quality work thats worth the conversation, she says.
I dont want it to be that its just because we are black that we are given a pass.
Its a universal love story.
Lupita Nyongo (12 Years a Slave) co-stars as the childs mother.
Life for Africans isnt purely rooted in pain.
Actually, Africans are leaders, Africans are kings, Africans are world champion chess players.
Disney isnt the only studio seeking multicultural projects.
And hopefully it will pave the way for other stories like this.
It is critical to us that audiences embrace it.
Parker, for one, is optimistic that they will.
Be we have to be open to it.
