Birth of a Nation

This three-channel video installation by James Benning shows three scenes from David Wark Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation (1915). The two-minute-long screen arrangement of imperceptibly moving images alludes to the beginning of racism. The three screens each show a solider in the American Civil War, black slaves picking cotton in the field, and imposing KKK.

Release Date

May 4, 2018

Status

Released

Original Title

Birth of a Nation

Runtime

3min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

James Benning