<P> After Parker finished his acting role in Beyond the Lights in late 2013 , he told his agents he would not continue acting until he had played Nat Turner in a film . He invested $100,000 of his money to hire a production designer and to pay for location scouting in Savannah , Georgia . He met with multiple financiers , and the first to invest in the film were retired basketball player Michael Finley ( who had previously invested in the film The Butler ) and active basketball player Tony Parker ( no relation ) . Parker eventually brought together 11 groups of investors to finance 60 % of the production budget , and producer Aaron L. Gilbert of Bron Studios joined to cover the remaining financing . </P>
<P> After Parker finished his acting role in Beyond the Lights in late 2013 , he told his agents he would not continue acting until he had played Nat Turner in a film . He invested $100,000 of his money to hire a production designer and to pay for location scouting in Savannah , Georgia . He met with multiple financiers , and the first to invest in the film were retired basketball player Michael Finley ( who had previously invested in the film The Butler ) and active basketball player Tony Parker ( no relation ) . Parker eventually brought together 11 groups of investors to finance 60 % of the production budget , and producer Aaron L. Gilbert of Bron Studios joined to cover the remaining financing . </P>
where was the movie birth of a nation filmed at
where was the movie birth of a nation filmed at
Savannah , Georgia
Savannah , Georgia