. ▁That ▁made ▁me ▁feel ▁good ▁that ▁just ▁by ▁making ▁this ▁movie ▁people ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁inequality . ▁Had ▁I ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁movie ▁that ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement , ▁I ▁would ▁feel ▁like ▁a ▁fra ud ." ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁reported ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁films ▁like ▁The ▁B irth ▁of ▁a ▁Nation ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁and ▁L oving ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁dealing ▁with ▁issues ▁of ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Canadian ▁film m akers ▁have ▁un ve iled ▁plans ▁to ▁promote ▁better ▁representation ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Nich ols ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁being ▁an ▁important ▁subject ▁matter , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stating ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" found ational ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁American ▁history ." ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times , ▁Ed g erton ▁expressed ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁where in ▁he ▁stated , ▁" I ▁was ▁very ▁em otion ally ▁connected ▁to ▁it ▁... ▁I ▁mean ▁as ▁an ▁audience ▁member . ▁Usually , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁subject ive ▁thing ▁watching ▁your ▁own ▁mov ies . ▁But ▁this ▁was ▁different . ▁I ▁was ▁standing ▁back , ▁happy