Word: hfa
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Though nothing recently has resembed the early 20th century lynching riots connected with the debut of The Birth of a Nation, the HFA has had its own dealings with angry viewers reacting to the controversial film...
Former Cavell Curator of the HFA Bruce Jenkins recalls Miller approaching the archive for assistance when Rebirth was still in its conceptual state. Intrigued by Miller’s plans, the HFA worked to help develop a project in which Miller would DJ to the film in Sanders Theatre. However, the HFA was unsuccessful in gaining institutional support to co-sponsor the event, and what would have been the world premiere of Rebirth failed to materialize...
...HFA has long held a print of the film, and in one of the more celebrated episodes in the Archive’s history, the founding curator Vlada Petric had to defend the projection booth against a group of offended audience members who wanted to terminate a screening of [The] Birth of a Nation,” Jenkins writes in an e-mail...
...retrospect, Jenkins adds, “That experience of having the HFA support the project at a very early stage was important in persuading Paul to move forward with the work...
Greatness graced the portals of the Harvard Film Archive (HFA) on the evenings of Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5. On those two privileged nights, Im Kwon-taek, a filmmaker of unrivaled skill and international renown, was on the premises to host the HFA’s screening of two of his most recent films...