Nate Parker Addresses Negative Reviews of 'American Skin' Stemming From His Rape Charge

Nate Parker is vowing to continue making films despite the negative response to his upcoming movie American Skin.

The 39-year-old actor and director addressed the critique of the film during a press conference at the 2019 Deauville American Film Festival on Monday (September 9) in Deauville, France.

American Skin has been facing increased scrutiny from American critics due to rape charge Nate received as a college student.

“I don’t care what they say about me, what they think about me, I don’t care. I’m gonna make art for our children’s children. My only job as an artist is to reflect. Sometimes that reflection isn’t an image people want to see, but I’m an artist so I try to stay away,” Nate said, according to THR.

He continued, “I’m not here to make a headline. I have five daughters and if I’m really blessed they will marry five great men, they’ll have children, inevitably they’ll have boys and they will look like me. If they are no more safe in their time than I am in this time I have failed as a human being, I have failed as a father and I’ve failed as an artist. I don’t want to get involved in anything that takes away from the urgency of that. I don’t know what I’ll do next but you can bet that whatever, that with everything in my soul I’m going to use my art to address things that need attention.”

The week prior, Nate issued an apology regarding the way he responded to the rape charges several years ago.

Also pictured inside: Nate attending the premiere of American Skin that same day.