Director, Charles Burnett
Remembering Nat Turner… On Film
Today in history… the short story goes… August 21st, 1831, in Virginia, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion, hoping to inspire a slave uprising in the south. Several dozen whites are killed before the revolt is defeated. Turner is later capture, tried and hanged.
For the longer story, watch the hour-long documentary below – Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, directed by Charles Burnett, and released in 2003, played the festival circuit, and eventually aired on PBS about a year later. It’s not the full-length biopic that many have been hoping for, so, it’ll have to do for now. I believe DVD copies of the film are only available via California Newsreel, for $27. It’s certainly not on Amazon nor Netflix, which is unfortunate.
via shadowandact.com
Nat Turner: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
- Partner:
- Ford Hall Forum
- Location:
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Ford Hall Forum
Boston, MA - Event Date:
- 04.02.09
- Speakers:
Frank Christopher,
Kenneth S. Greenberg
- Summary
- What are the distinctions between a freedom fighter and a terrorist? The debate over the meaning of Nat Turner's slave rebellion has been at the heart of race relations in the United States for the past 178 years. Charles Burnett, MacArthur Award-winning American filmmaker, Frank Christopher, award-winning producer, director, writer and editor, and Kenneth S. Greenberg, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Suffolk University and Distinguished Professor of History, screen their film Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property and explore the significance of Nat Turner today. Watch the film now on FORA.tv: Nat Turner: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?