Giveaway: Win Two Brilliant BFI Birth of a Nation Blu-ray Sets! Landmark film still generates headlines and fierce debate over a century after original release Photoplay’s Patrick Stanbury recounts the tale …
Patrick Stanbury

Patrick Stanbury
Patrick Stanbury joined Kevin Brownlow and the late David Gill to form Photoplay Productions in 1990. His previous career had been in finance and business. Initially associate producer, since 1997 he has been Photoplay’s producer. Documentaries he has produced include Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) and Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) – for which he persuaded Elmer Bernstein to write the score. His feature restorations have included The Iron Mask (1929), The Godless Girl (1929), and Orphans of the Storm (1921). He has also presented screenings of their scored features in venues around the world. These have included major performances of the restored Napoléon (1927, ltd edition). He has begun producing versions of Photoplay’s catalogue for release on Blu-ray and DCP. Titles completed so far include The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Nosferatu (1922) and The Birth of a Nation (1915), both released by the BFI. Wikipedia | IMDb