The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall

 Screening with the original soundtrack of the film

The Birth of a Nation was the highest-grossing film of the silent film era, and is noted for its innovative camera techniques and narrative achievements. It has provoked great controversy for promoting white supremacy and positively portraying the “knights” of the Ku Klux Klan as heroes.

(1915) Duration: 180′