Fox Searchlight released the first trailer of The Birth of a Nation. The award-winning biopic of Nat Turner is scheduled for release in October.

The actor turned director speaks about his film "The Birth of a Nation" that received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival.

Whoever said black film is dead, think again!  Last night at the Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony,  Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to…