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.
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2023
The Eagle
  • Feature
  • A Day of Silents 2023
Valentino’s Last Words
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2018
Exit Smiling
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2019
Fatty + Buster: The Comique World of Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2022
Forbidden Paradise
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2023
Forgotten Faces
  • Historical Reprint
  • A Day of Silents 2023
Schertzinger Trots Out a Few New Ideas in Shots
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2018
From Morn to Midnight
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2015
The Grim Game
  • Historical Reprint
  • A Day of Silents 2015
Half-an-Hour with Houdini: The Expert of Extrication
  • Interview
  • A Day of Silents 2015
Handheld History
  • Feature
  • A Day of Silents 2015
Heroes v. Villians
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