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How did one get into a special screening?
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Was type of restorations occurred?
In the UK, Photoplay Productions restored the Museum of Modern Art's 35mm print that was the source of Shepard's 16 mm print.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In 2015, the year of the film's centenary, Photoplay Productions' Patrick Stanbury, in conjunction with the British Film Institute, carried out the first full restoration.
What was the public's reaction?
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Question: Can you tell me about the home media side of the birth of a nation?
Self-contained rewrite: Can you tell me about the home media side of the birth of a nation?