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
  • Festival 2024
Amazing Tales from the Archives 2024
  • Essay
  • Festival 2025
Amazing Tales from the Archives 2025
  • Essay
  • Festival 2018
The Ancient Law
  • Essay
  • Festival 1999
Animation Rarities
  • Essay
  • Festival 2005
Animation Rarities, 1917-1928
  • Essay
  • Silent Autumn 2014
Another Fine Mess: Silent Laurel and Hardy Shorts
  • Essay
  • Festival 2022
Apart from You
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2015
Around China with a Movie Camera: A Journey from Beijing to Shanghai (1900–1948)
  • Essay
  • Festival 2022
Arrest Warrant
  • Essay
  • Festival 2025
Asphalt
  • Interview
  • Festival 2025
The Boundless Musical Horizons of Sascha Jacobsen
  • Essay
  • Festival 2006
Au Bonheur des Dames
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