Rebirth of a Nation Special Screening of Film at Boston’s Beehive

Feb. 13, 2009 - PRLog -- The film is a 'remix' of D.W. Griffith's 1915 "Birth of a Nation” that
was highly controversial due to its graphic portrayal of racism in the
post-Civil War south. Miller's remix deconstructs one of the most
influential and inflammatory movies ever made, while drawing striking
parallels to present socio-political conflicts in America. The film
includes Paul's original score, performed by Kronos Quartet.

DJ Spooky (Paul D Miller, born 1970, Washington DC) is a composer,
multimedia artist and writer. His written work has appeared in The
Village Voice, The Source, Artforum and Raygun amongst other
publications. Miller's work as a media artist has appeared in a wide
variety of contexts such as the Whitney Biennial; The Venice Biennial
for Architecture (2000); the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany;
Kunsthalle, Vienna; The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and many other
museums and galleries. His work "New York Is Now" has been exhibited in
the Africa Pavilion of the 52 Venice Biennial 2007, and the Miami/Art
Basel fair of 2007. Miller's first collection of essays, entitled "Rhythm Science" came out on MIT Press 2004, followed by "Sound Unbound," an anthology of writings on electronic music and digital media, published in 2008.

Miller's deep interest in reggae and dub has resulted in a series of
compilations, remixes and collections of material from the vaults of the
legendary Jamaican label, Trojan Records. Other releases include
Optometry (2002), a jazz project featuring some of the best players in
the downtown NYC jazz scene, and Dubtometry (2003) featuring Lee
'Scratch' Perry and Mad Professor. Miller's latest  collaborative
release, Drums of Death, features Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Chuck D
of Public Enemy among others. He also produced material on  Yoko Ono's
most recent album "Yes, I'm a Witch." Miller's large scale, multimedia
performance pieces include "Rebirth of a Nation" (now on DVD), and
"Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica."



You can learn more at www.djspooky.com and www.rebirthofanation.com.



Complete National Screening Schedule:
February 7 – State College Multicultural Resource Center University Park,PA
February 8 – Seattle Art Museum, WA
February 12 – St. Stephen's Church, DC
February 15 – Alamo Drafthouse, Austin TX
February 21 – House of Lukaya, Richmond VA
February 21 – Arcosanti, Meyer AZ
February 22 - The Beehive, Boston, MA
February 24 – UNC Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, Chapel
Hill NC
February 24 – USC Vaughan Auditorium, Orangeburg SC
February 24 – Macalester College, ST. Paul MN
February 24 – Latin School Wrigley Theater, Chicago IL
February 24 – Deerfield High School, Deerfield IL
February 26 – Lincoln, NE - UN
February 26 – The Percolator, El Paso TX
February 26 – Summit City Lounge, Whitesburg, KY
February 27 – Duke Ellington School for the Arts, DC
February 27 – location tbd, Marshall NC
February 28 – The Trillion Space, Abuquerque NM

Come for dinner and a movie! Call The Beehive at 617-423-0069.

About The Beehive:
The Beehive is an underground Bohemian bistro featuring amazing cuisine,
libations, artwork and live music nightly. Nestled below the Boston
Center for the Art’s historic Cyclorama in Boston’s South End, The
Beehive serves the eclectic fare of Chef Rebecca Newell, rustic comfort
foods infused with American, European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern
influences. Open for dinner 5:30 pm to 1:00 am seven days a week, and
with cocktails and live entertainment available nightly until 2:00 am;
The Beehive is the perfect location for after-work cocktails, dinner,
live music, events and more. Come to taste the cuisine, come to view the
art, come to hear the music or simply come to share in the merriment.
The Beehive is at 541 Tremont St., 617-423-0069; beehiveboston.com
 . Dinner 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., bar to 2
a.m., entertainment nightly. Brunch Served Saturday and Sunday from
10:30 am until 3:00 pm, bar menu 3:00pm to 5:00pm.