Famed film producer?Will Packer, and his wife,?Heather Packer, hosted?a?private?A-list screening?of?the upcoming?Nate Parker?film,?The?Birth?of?a?Nation, at their Atlanta home Sunday night (June 12, 2016).
Attendees included:?Civil Rights and Political Icon Ambassador Andrew Young; Rapper/Actor Christopher ‘Ludacris’ Bridges?and his wife?Eudoxie Bridges; Antwan ‘Big Boi’ Patton?(OutKast);?Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker?(Bravo?s?Real Housewives?of?Atlanta);?Michael Ealy?(Actor,?The Perfect Guy);?Naturi Naughton?(Actress, Starz??Power);?LeToya Luckett?(Singer/Actress);?Chaka Zulu?(DTP CEO);?Rob Hardy?(Film/TV Director/Producer); Atlanta City Council President?Ceasar Mitchell;?Ebony Barley?(Director?of?Special Events, City?of?Atlanta); and many more!
Photos + video from the special screening below…
VIDEO: The Birth of Nation – Will Packer Private Screening
Big Boi poses with Will and Heather Packer
The evening kicked off with?a?light reception, complete with full bar and passed hors d?oeuvres, and transitioned into the Packer House theater where Will and Heather welcomed guests into their home and shared why they felt it necessary to host this film.
Ambassador Andrew Young arrives
Packer also spoke about the importance?of?historical presentations like his mini-series reboot?of?Roots?and?The?Birth?of?a?Nation.??Liquid Soul CEO,?Tirrell Whittley, then took the stage and thanked everyone for being at the forefront?of?support for this amazing film.
Naturi Naughton
Todd &?Kandi pose with?Ludacris
LeToya Luckett, Heather Packer, Eudoxee Bridges
Michael Ealy and Chaka Zulu
Ceasar Mitchell
The?Birth?of?a?Nation?opens nationwide on?October 7.