After a two-year world tour, conceptual artist, writer and musician DJ Spooky will bring his acclaimed multimedia performance piece Rebirth of a Nation to the Tribeca Film Festival on May 4th and 5th, 2007 (9 PM).

An audio and visual re-imagining of D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking and polarizing 1915 classic, The Birth of a Nation, the work combines DJ Spooky’s celebrated skills as a club DJ, multimedia storyteller and social critic to transform the silent era epic into a mesmerizing commentary on political corruption and racism.

The Tribeca performances will mark the premiere of a new soundtrack recorded by the renowned Kronos Quartet as well as a pristine new high definition print of the film. Rebirth of a Nation will be released along with a documentary about the making of this unique cinematic and musical triumph on DVD by Starz Media.

The London-based video collective D-Fuse open the show each night with their performance piece Latitude. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to tribecafilmfestival.org.