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...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...
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...
...light of the controversy occasioned by previous showings, Jenkins wanted to have on-campus support for the project which, unfortunately, never came through. It was not until over two years later that Jenkins saw Miller’s vision realized at a performance of Rebirth at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago...
...Miller will finally get to perform Rebirth at Sanders Theatre, and for him, touring at Harvard is like “coming back full circle...
Miller can thank the collaborative efforts of Rivers and the OFA for his long overdue Boston debut. Rivers, co-coordinator of HFAI and a longtime fan of Miller’s, saw Rebirth at Lincoln Center in New York City this past summer. “[A]s soon as Rebirth was over, I knew I wanted him to come and do it at Harvard,” Rivers writes in an email, and she subsequently approached and received support from the OFA to bring Miller to campus...