![]() So I wondered: how come we Europeans do not know him? I watched it on DVD. I started my career with Rossellini, Rose, Zefirelli. Nate Parker, I went to visit him two years ago, because I watched a masterpiece: Birth of a Nation. Because on this table we have a Jewish producer, a Muslim producer and a Christian director. Tarak Ben Ammar: I didn’t expect this faith question. Like the bible says, I’m trying to do in my life. My faith has been extremely influential in the way I’m a husband to my wife, the way I father my children. The core of this understanding comes from faith, that I’ve been put here for a very specific reason and the art is the tool. I’m not living for solely my moment I try to create change, global change, for my five daughters, so that they can have inherited a better world. I respect the time in a way that I believe gives hope for the future. Faith not only inspired the way I approach my art but also the man I’m inspired to be. I can only speak about my relationship with faith. From what I understand from the question, you are asking how can faith be instrumental in this conversation. How can religion help with this racial conflict? ![]() I never tried to be like, “you need to do this this this”. SL: Nate is a writer, director and actor of this film. ![]() And he said: come on brother, what to do we do? And that’s why I’m here.ĭid you give any advice or change strategy or goals after your talk? He explained to me, the growth and pain he’s been through, what he learned. I said to Nate, “whatever you want me to do, I’ll do it.” Because for what happened in the past, Nate and I had a real man to man, brother to brother talk, private, between us. I haven’t been moved by a film like this in many many years. So Nate showed me this film and I said, “don’t tell me what it is, I just want to see it”. He says, “Spike I got a film, I want to show it to you”. Spike Lee: I would like to say, Nate called me up. I’m 39 now and I continue to learn, I hope I have a long way to go. Thanks for watching the film and taking the time. To be able to be making films, for my people, is very humbling. ![]() I’m an artist, like Nina Simone says, artists should reflect reality, and we live in a very dark time. I’m so glad to be in Venice with a film I so desperately believe in. Being tone-deaf, there were a lot of people who were hurt by my approach, so I apologise to those people. The reality is, three years ago I was pretty tone-deaf to the reality of certain situations in the current climate. The last three years have been such a learning experience for me. Nate Parker: First I want to recognise the people, the reason we are here, their beliefs, support – both financial and emotional: Tarak Ben Ammar and Mark Burg.Ĭan you tell us about the last three years? This is the press conference held in Venice with the support of legendary director Spike Lee. American Skin weaves a layered story in the tradition of Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon. Presented in the Sconfini section of the 76 th edition of the Venice Film Festival, American Skin is the latest film from writer-director Nate Parker, which confronts police violence and systemic racism in America today.ĭenied of a fair trial following the shooting death of his teenage son by a white police officer, a black Iraqi war veteran seeks justice.
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