U.S. voters can register at Birth of a Nation

NEW YORK — Fox Searchlight will hold voter-registration enrolment in theatre lobbies ahead of screenings of the Nat Turner slave rebellion drama The Birth of a Nation.

Though the film has been overshadowed by a 17-year-old rape case involving Nate Parker, the film’s director and star, Fox Searchlight is trying to shift the attention. The specialty film distributor said Monday the voter initiative will roll out in the U.S. during promotional screenings on Sept. 27, National Voter Registration Day, as well as on opening weekend, Oct. 7-9. Fox Searchlight said 20 theatre chains and independent theatres are participating.