Desc: Rise Up: The Legacy of Nat Turner: Directed by Bengt Anderson. With Alfred Brophy, Kelley Fanto Deetz, Brian Favors, Rick Francis. The documentary will give insight into Nat Turner's life, his role in the revolt and his death as well as detail the 1831 historical and bloody slave rebellion in Virginia. Beyond its focus on Turner, the film will also traverse the climate of the time period, tracing the circumstances that led to the violent uprising and its aftermath, a precursor to the Civil War.