“The Birth of a Nation” sponsored by VT Dept of Religion and Culture

Please join the Dept. of Religion & Culture at Virginia Tech for our 3rd Annual Film Series!

The second film in the series is "The Birth of a Nation."

Professor Shaily Patel from the Department will introduce the film and link it to larger cultural and religious themes in the contemporary world.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Doors Open - 6 pm
Film - 6:30 pm

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself and his fellow slaves - Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.