Birth of a Movement (PBS/Independent Lens)
Birth of a Movement (PBS/Independent Lens)
In 1915, African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster fictional film, "The Birth of a Nation," which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation in the media, and the power and influence of Hollywood.
A century later, the documentary video "The Birth of a Movement" features discussions with Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ Spooky (who created a new score and remix of the Griffith film), as well as numerous clips from the "technically groundbreaking but racially astounding epic." Visit https://itvs.org/films/birth-of-movement
A century later, the documentary video "The Birth of a Movement" features discussions with Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ Spooky (who created a new score and remix of the Griffith film), as well as numerous clips from the "technically groundbreaking but racially astounding epic." Visit https://itvs.org/films/birth-of-movement