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 |  |  Silent Film Centennial Celebration An Overview of the Most Important Films Made 100 Years Ago Upon the 100-year aniversary of its release, the most-important film of an individual yearis the multimedia focus of a retrospective overview.
 
              
                | 1915 The Birth of a Nation A guilty pleasure for some. A painful experience for most.Undeniably, it still has the power to evoke strong emotions —
 sadness, loss, remorse, even hatred.
 One hundred years after its release, it remains the most discussed film of the entire silent era, and for that reason D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation (1915) is Silent Era’s Centennial Celebration film for 2015. 
 EXPLORE THE BIRTH OF A NATION’S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION |  |