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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 SFSFF events.
  • Essay
  • Festival 2022
Smouldering Fires
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  • Festival 2022
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
  • Essay
  • Festival 2022
The Street of Forgotten Men
  • Essay
  • Festival 2022
Sylvester
  • Essay
  • Festival 2022
A Trip to Mars
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  • Festival 2022
Waxworks
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  • Festival 2022
25 Years: It Begins
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  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Forward into the Past*
  • Anniversary Tribute
  • Festival 2022
25 Years: Kindred Souls
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  • Festival 2022
25 Years: San Francisco Dreaming
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  • 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
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