Birth of a Nation which was originally called Clansmen was co-produced by DW Griffiths and released in February 1915. The movie was the first 12 reel film and longest movie ever made at the time. The movie was also the first to have a musical score for an orchestra. The film is also very controversial for a variety of reasons, firstly, the film portrayed black men as unintelligent and sexually aggressive towards white women, the Ku Klux Klan was also portrayed as a heroic force in the movie. After its release there was many protests against the film, most notably in Boston when thousands of people protested against the film.