Nate Parker’s American Skin To Hit VOD/ Digital Platforms On Jan. 15, MLK Weekend
Birth Of A Nation filmmaker Nate Parker’s American Skin will be released on VOD and Digital platforms January 15, 2021 - MLK Weekend.
The drama about police violence and racism in America is directed, written by and stars Parker and is his first feature since news of rape allegations from his college days surfaced during the release of Birth Of A Nation in 2016. Parker had stood trial in 1999 and was acquitted of the charges, but the controversy derailed his promising directing debut.
Executive produced by Spike Lee, the film also stars Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Beau Knapp, Larry Sullivan, Michael Warren and Milauna Jackson. Casting by Tracy ‘Twinkie’ Byrd. Set and shot in Los Angeles, the picture is is produced by Mark Burg, Tarak Ben Ammar and Lukas Behnken. This is the first U.S. co-production for Ben Ammar’s Italian shingle Eagle Pictures.
Lincoln Jefferson is a Marine veteran who has served two combat tours in Iraq. Now stateside, he works as a custodian in a prestigious California high school, a job he secured only to ensure enrollment in the school to his 14-year old son KJ, following his divorce. One night, Lincoln and his son are stopped by police and an altercation leads to the fatal shooting of Lincoln’s unarmed son. Lincoln, hopeful the system will provide a trial, is dismayed to learn the officer responsible for pulling the trigger will go uncharged and will return to active duty without an indictment. Disillusioned by the fact he was denied a fair trial for the death of his only son, Lincoln desperately takes the matter into his own hands in a series of events he hopes will finally lead to justice for his son.
American Skin had its world premiere at last year’s Venice Film Festival. Spike Lee and Parker introduced the film together with Lee saying that Parker has “has concocted a brave tour de force. I haven’t been affected by a film like this on so many levels in a long, long time. It is my hope and prayer that the movie audience will understand this battle between love and hate, which has divided our world. Bravo Nate, bravo.”