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San Francisco Silent Film Festival

San Francisco Silent Film Festival

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about silent film as an art form and as a culturally valuable historical record.

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San Francisco Silent Film Festival held its first event in July, 1996—a one-day, three-program celebration of silent cinema with live musical accompaniment put on by founders Stephen Salmons and Melissa Chittick. The festival was a success from the beginning and since then has grown into a five-day event with satellite programs throughout the year.

Explore past events below.

A Day of Silents 2025
The Manxman at Grace Cathedral, 2025
Festival 2024
Vampyr, 2024
A Day of Silents 2023
Festival 2023
Pandora’s Box at the Paramount, 2023
A Day of Silents 2022
Festival 2022
City Lights at the Paramount, 2022
A Day of Silents 2019
Festival 2019
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