san francisco silent film festival

San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Bizarre Twists, Frantic Disasters, and Dangerous Women

San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Bizarre Twists, Frantic Disasters, and Dangerous Women

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival features iron-masked swashbuckling, flabbergasting twists, sexy farce, visual beauty, and strong women who stare into the camera, unnerving viewers.

Restored Silent Film ‘The Street of Forgotten Men’ Debuts Louise Brooks

Restored Silent Film ‘The Street of Forgotten Men’ Debuts Louise Brooks

Silent film star Louise Brooks’ first role was that of a “moll”, an uncredited bit part in the evocatively titled The Street of Forgotten Men.

Silent Pleasures: An Engaging Guide to the 24th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 1st – 5th

Silent Pleasures: An Engaging Guide to the 24th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 1st – 5th

For those who haven't lost all sense of happiness in our terrible era's fearsome lack of joy, the 24th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 1st-5th, has offerings that can rearrange your cinematic perceptions for life.

San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2018: A Transformative Cinematic Experience

San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2018: A Transformative Cinematic Experience

Widely considered the largest and most prestigious silent film festival in North America, 21 feature films from nine countries will be represented at San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2018.

SFSFF 2015: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Canon-era Adaptation

SFSFF 2015: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Canon-era Adaptation

No matter how many adaptations have come and gone since, William Gillette’s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes provides the inspiration, good or bad, for those that follow.