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Miller seeks to forge a new national identity that moves beyond race. But his flag montage seems to deconstruct—and discard—the very notion of nationhood. At once, Miller proposes a rebirth of America, while at the same time, he suggests that national categories such as “America” are hopelessly artificial...
...Rebirth of a Nation, Miller explained, is the first installment of a trilogy in which he seeks to show that the nation-state is, at least in part, a cinematic creation. He has yet to begin work on the second installment, which will grapple with Leni Riefenstahl’s 1934 Nazi propaganda picture Triumph of the Will. The third part, he said, will most likely remix French filmmaker Abel Gance’s intensely patriotic Napoleon...
Miller’s Rebirth opens with the artist flashing national insignias at a speed of 10 images per second—until the Jamaican banner becomes indistinguishable from the Confederate flag. Meanwhile, Miller plays Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock version of the “Star Spangled Banner,” which devolves the anthem into unrecognizable scratches of sound. Miller describes the montage as “a metaphor for what would happen if all these flags didn’t mean so much...
...Rebirth raises a concern many film historians have had concerning the recutting and recombination of films in “director’s cuts” and “special editions.” Is there anything sacred about the filmic art form? Can we draw a line between sacrificing the artist’s vision and reimagining a work...
Friday, March 11. Harvard Amnesty International and the Office For the Arts presents DJ Spooky’s Rebirth of the Nation featuring DJ Spooky. 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre. $20, students $10, 2 ticket limit per ID. Tickets available through Harvard Box Office...