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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Explore articles, essays, and program notes from SFSFF events.
  • Feature
  • Festival 2015
1915: The Year in Motion Pictures
  • Feature
  • Festival 2017
1917: The Year That Changed the Movies
  • Feature
  • Festival 2019
1919: A Decade Ends and an Age Begins
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: It Begins
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Forward into the Past*
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Kindred Souls
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: San Francisco Dreaming
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: “Long live the consciousness of the pure who can see and hear!”
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Napoleon Conquers Again
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Hats Off to Live Cinema!
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Introducing Lois Weber
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