It's long been the cock of the walk at Sundance, from big buys «Little Miss Sunshine» and «Napoleon Dynamite» to Oscar contenders «Beasts of the Southern Wild,» «Brooklyn,» and «The Birth of a Nation,» the $ 17.5 million acquisition that skidded into
ignominy and a disappointing release as its writer - director -
star Nate Parker was tainted by a rape scandal.