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...Miller explains this connection between The Birth of a Nation and Summers’ infamous statements about the “innate differences” between the sexes: “[I]t’s about clichéd perceptions of people. A lot of us operate under assumptions—about behavior, intelligence, etc., etc.—the culture of the clich?...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Cult Classic Born Again | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...themes that Miller grapples with in Rebirth extend beyond the pinpointing of unchanged cultural trends. For Miller, his Rebirth of a Nation is also a reevaluation of Griffith’s film, as well as a reassessment of American history...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Cult Classic Born Again | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...Birth of a Nation’s] main element, because it’s a silent film, is hyperbolic; the reality, of course, is much more complex,” says Miller. “I am intrigued how cinema is used to reduce complex issues into cliché soundbites, how it acts as propaganda for a very simple vision of America...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Cult Classic Born Again | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

According to Miller, this reexamination of The Birth of a Nation is important because “Film is our global vocabulary. And it’s a language that cuts across all cultures…America is a culture of amnesia, and to me, a lot of issues pop up precisely because of that; the more we forget history, the more it seems to come back and haunt...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Cult Classic Born Again | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...preparation for Rebirth, Miller conducted much of his research at the Harvard Film Archive (HFA). The HFA has a history of assisting scholars, filmmakers, and other artists, by providing access to over 8,000 films in their collection, stored in humidity-controlled vaults...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Cult Classic Born Again | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

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