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Showing an innate genius for storytelling, D.W. Griffith stunned the world with this high quality big-screen production and set a new standard for film production.

Based on a best-selling novel and play, “The Clansman”, The Birth of a Nation follows the lives of two white families who are divided by, and enduring, the American Civil War. Despite the storms of controversy, Birth of a Nation quickly became the most successful silent film ever made and to this day it remains an enthralling spectacle, social document and an influential landmark in the history of cinema.