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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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Explore articles, essays, and program notes from past SFSFF events.
  • Interview
  • Festival 2016
American Symphony
  • Essay
  • Festival 2018
The Ancient Law
  • Essay
  • Festival 1999
Animation Rarities
  • Essay
  • Festival 2005
Animation Rarities, 1917 – 1928
  • Essay
  • A Day of Silents 2015
Around China with a Movie Camera: A Journey from Beijing to Shanghai (1900–1948)
  • Essay
  • Festival 2006
Au bonheur des dames
  • Essay
  • Festival 2015
Avant-Garde Paris
  • Interview
  • Festival 2015
Back to School: Sheldon Mirowitz
  • Essay
  • Festival 2009
Bardelys the Magnificent
  • Essay
  • Festival 2016
The Battle of the Century and Other Comedy Restorations
  • Essay
  • Festival 2017
Battleship Potemkin
  • Essay
  • Festival 2018
Battling Butler
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