DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a nation / Starz ; produced by John W. Hyde ; co-produced by Anthony James ; a film by Paul Miller ; written, produced and directed by Paul D. Miller ; a Subliminal Kid Inc. production ; Chalk Line Productions, LLC.

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First released in 1915, D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation ignited worldwide controversy with its graphic depictions of racism and white supremacy in the post-Civil War South. Nearly 100 years later, Paul D. Miller also known as conceptual artist/musician/writer DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, creates...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Starz Media
Subliminal Kid Inc
Chalk Line Productions
Kronos Quartet
Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
Hyde, John (John W.) (Producer)
James, Anthony, 1942-2020 (Producer)
Cohen, Stephen J. (Producer)
Smart, Stacey Jade (Producer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Close-captioned.
Published: New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Griffith, D. W. > (David Wark), > 1875-1948 > Criticism and interpretation.
Dixon, Thomas, > Jr., > 1864-1946 > Film adaptations.
Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915)
Racism > United States > 19th century.
Racism > United States > 20th century.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Rebirth of a nation.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
First released in 1915, D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation ignited worldwide controversy with its graphic depictions of racism and white supremacy in the post-Civil War South. Nearly 100 years later, Paul D. Miller also known as conceptual artist/musician/writer DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, creates a daring 'remix' of Griffith's epic to expose the film's true meaning and related it the socio-political conflicts of America today.
Note:"DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation was commissioned by The Lincoln Center Festival, Festival D'Automne à Paris, Spoleto Festival USA, Wiener Festwochen. Additional support was provided by The American Center Foundation, Mass MOCA"--End credits.
Special features: Audio commentary with writer/producer/director Paul D. Miller.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CS4 D0100537 VideoDVD
PN1995.75.B57 D5 2004 VideoDVD
Credits:Editor, Brad Schwartz ; executive producers, Stephen Cohen, Stacey Jade Smart ; visual effects by panOptic ; visual effects supervisor, Gary Breslin ; original score by Paul D. Miller ; original score performed by Kronos Quartet ; additional narration written by Matthew Carpenter.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Voiceover, Richard Davis ; executive producers, Stephen Cohen, Stacey Jade Smart ; produced by John W. Hyde ; co-produced by Anthony James ; editor, Brad Schwartz ;.