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2022 EVENTS
UNITED
STATES
ANCHORAGE, AK
NOSFERATU (Murnau, 1922)
Bear Tooth Theatrepub & Grill
9/29/22 at 8:30pm
Tickets Here
CHANDLER, AZ
NOSFERATU with Live Score by the Invincible Czars
Majestic Chandler
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
TEMPE, AZ
NOSFERATU with Live Score by the Invincible Czars
Majestic Tempe
9/27/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
TUCSON, AZ
NOSFERATU 100th Anniversary Screening
w/ live score by The Invincible Czars
The Loft Cinema
9/28/2022 at 7:30pm
Tickets Here
BENTONVILLE, AR
NOSFERATU (Murnau, 1922)
Cinema of the Ozarks
9/29/22 at 7:00pm Central
The Witching Hour Food Truck, 704 SW A St, Bentonville, AR 72712
Outdoor Event at a horror film themed food truck
FREE, and 10% of food and drink purchases going to support Cinema of the Ozarks!
Tickets Here
BERKELEY, CA
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood Celebrates Silent Movie Day
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood presents Silent Movie Day a one day only celebration of silent film with showings of SOUTH: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (1919) and Buster Keaton's The General (1926) All seats $9.00 each for each film. Multiple showings of each film.
Rialto Cinemas Presents Silent Movie Day
9/29/22 at 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm PDT
Tickets Here
FREEMONT, CA
DEVIL'S ISLAND (1926, Chadwick Pictures)
Preceded by shorts: The Cartoon Factory (1924, Out of the Inkwell) with Koko the Clown The Daredevil (1923, Mack Sennett Comedies) with Ben Turpin
Edison Theater, Home of the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
10/1/22 at 7:30pm PT
Info Here
LOS ANGELES, CA
SILENT MOVIE DAY: MANTRAP (1926) w/ live musical accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick
UCLA Film & Television Archive, Billy Wilder Theater
10/2/2022 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
NEVADA CITY, CA
THE GENERAL (Bruckman, Keaton, 1926) and ONE WEEK (Keaton, Kline, 1920)
The Onyx Downtown at The Nevada Theatre (The Nevada Theatre, located in downtown Nevada City, California, is California's oldest existing theater building.)
9/25/22 at 7:00pm PST
Tickets Here
SANTA ANA, CA
HAXAN (Christensen, 1922)
The Frida Cinema
9/29/22 at 10:00pm
Tickets Here
SANTA BARBARA, CA
Movies & Million-Dollar Mansions - In Person Presentation
Sixty-five silent movies were filmed by Hollywood studios, and some from Santa Barbara, at the mansions in Montecito, CA. These are profiled in the new book, "Movies & Million-Dollar Mansions," by Betsy J. Green
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
9/28/22 at 5:30 PDT
Info Here
SEBASTOPOL, CA
Rialto Cinemas Presents Silent Movie Day
Rialto Cinemas - Sebastopol
Rialto Cinemas presents Silent Movie Day a one day only celebration of silent film with showings of SOUTH: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (1919) and Buster Keaton's The General (1926) All seats $9.00 each for each film. Multiple showings of each film.
9/29/22 at 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm Pacific Daylight Time
BOULDER, CO
HAXAN 100TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING (Christensen, 1922)
University of Colorado Boulder
9/29/22 at 7:30pm MST
Tickets Here
BANTAM, CT
THE MAN WITHOUT A WORLD (Antin, 1992)
w/ live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals
Bantam Cinema & Arts Center
9/28/22 at 2:00pm
Tickets Here
EARTH ( Dovzhenko, 1930)
Bantam Cinema & Arts Center
9/29/22 at 1:30pm
Tickets Here
FRANKLIN, CT
SILENT MOVIE DAY 2022
Free public showing of classic silent movies at a small town public library
Janet Carlson Calvert Library
9/29/22 at 11:00am - 7:00pm EST
Library Website
HARTFORD, CT
LE REVUE des REVUES (Francis,1927)
East Hartford Commission on Culture and Fine Arts
Cultural Community Center
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Free!
Info Here
ATLANTA, GA
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Julien, 1925)
w/ live theater organ accompaniment
Plaza Theatre
9/29/22 at 8:00pm
Tickets Here
MARIETTA, GA
SAFETY LAST (Newmeyer, Taylor, 1923) + 5 silent shorts
Accompanied by a live score on the Mighty Allen Theatre Organ. Accompanists include regionally renowned organists Ron Carter, Ken Double, Larry Davis, John McCall, and Eddie Hulsey
The Strand Theatre
Thursday, September 29 with shorts beginning at 3:00pm and evening show of SAFETY LAST at 7:00pm
Info Here
Image Credit: Silent film star Harold Lloyd in Safety Last; Image courtesy of Harold Lloyd Entertainment.
IOWA CITY, IA
THE SPANISH DANCER (Brenon, 1923)
FilmScene at The Chauncey
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
CHICAGO, IL
MYTHS, LEGENDS, FOLKTALES: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (Reiniger, 1926)
Doc Films at the University of Chicago
Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago
9/29/22 at 10:30pm ET
BLOOMINGTON, IN
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (Dryer, 1928)
With live musical accompaniment conducted by George Sarah
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
9/29/2022 at 7:30pm EDT
CINEMA’S FIRST NASTY WOMEN: DOUBLES AND DOPPELGANGERS
Indiana University Cinema
7:00pm
Celebrate national Silent Film Day with a selection of newly restored, rarely-seen international silent films highlighting feminist protest, slapstick rebellion, and gender play.
Information & Tickets Here
SILVER SPRING, MD
THE SPANISH DANCER (1923) with live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson
*Also screening as part of the 2022 AFI Latin American Film Festival
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
9/29/22 at 7:15pm
Tickets Here
BEVERLY, MA
SOUTH: SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON AND THE ENDURANCE EXPEDITION
Cabot Theater
9/25/22
CAMBRIDGE, MA
DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER; Buster Keaton's COPS + other shorts; NOSFERATU
The Brattle Theatre
9/29/22
Screening on 9/28 at 6:00pm = DR. MABUSE, THE GAMBLER; Screening on 9/29 at 8:00pm = Buster Keaton's COPS + other shorts; Screening on 9/30 at 9:15pm = NOSFERATU
Tickets Here
PORTLAND, ME
THE GENERAL (Bruckman, Keaton, 1926)
Kinonik
Outdoor Free Screening with live accompaniment
9/25/2022 at 6:30pm EDT at Congress Square Park
DETROIT, MI
WOMAN ON THE MOON (Lang, 1929)
w/ live accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis
Cinema Detroit
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
HOWELL, MI
Silent Movie Day with screenings of Nosferatu (1922) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Historic Howell Theater
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Info Here
NEW LONDON, MN
SHERLOCK JR. (Keaton, 1924) & BATTLING BUTLER (Keaton, 1926)
w/ live music by The Clear Outs (Johnny Hunter, Jon Marchand)
New London Roaming Cinema
Little Theatre Auditorium
9/30/22 at 6:30pm
TICKETS HERE
MISSOULA, MT
GO WEST (Keaton, 1925) & COPS (Kline, Keaton, 1922)
The Roxy Theater
9/29/22 at 7:30pm
Tickets Here
OMAHA, NE
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (Leni, 1928)
New 4K restoration, accompanied by an orchestral score by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra.
Film Streams
Ruth Sokolof Theater
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
CARY, NC
SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (Murnau, 1927)
The Cary Theater
9/29/22 at 2:00pm ET
Tickets Here
CHAPEL HILL, NC
FILIBUS: THE MYSTERIOUS AIR PIRATE (Mario Roncoroni, Corona Films, Italy, 1915)
+ 16mm shorts with special guest Tom Whiteside
The Chelsea Theater
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
DURHAM, NC
MOVIEDIVA FILM SERIES PRESENTS - SPARROWS (Beaudine, 1926)
Carolina Theatre
9/28/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
A TRIP TO THE MOON (Méliès, 1902)
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (Porter, 1903)
SHERLOCK JR (Keaton, 1924) and THE GOAT (Keaton, 1921)
Cameo Art House Theatre
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
WINSTON-SALEM, NC
THE SPANISH DANCER (Brenon, 1923)
a/perture cinema
9/29/22 at 7:30pm
Tickets Here
PRINCETON, NJ
THE MAN WITHOUT A WORLD (Antin, 1992)
Featuring a LIVE in-theater Q&A with Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, the founders of Milestone Films, which provided the new restoration for this rarely seen gem.
Princeton Garden Theater
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
HUNTINGTON, NY
DON JUAN (Crosland, 1926) with live organ accompaniment by Ben Model
*35mm print from the Library of Congress
Cinema Arts Centre
9/27/22 at 7:30pm
Tickets Here
ITHACA, NY
SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (Murnau, 1927)
Cornell Cinema
9/28/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
CLEVELAND, OH
GREED (Stroheim, 1924)
Public screening of 35mm silent film with live music by keyboardist Jeff Rapsis
Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
9/30/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
COLUMBUS, OH
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Gateway Film Center
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
MIAMI, OK
John Ford’s “3 BAD MEN” (1926)
Annual Silent Film Series- screenings with live WurliTzer theatre pipe organ accompaniment performed by House Organist Dennis James
10/1/22 at 7:30pm
Performance repeated at 2:30pm the next day- Sunday, October 2
Coleman Theatre
Tickets Here
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (Sjostrom, 1924)
w/ live accompaniment by Blake O
Rodeo Cinema
9/29/22
Info Here
TULSA, OK
SAFETY LAST (1923)
Thursday, Sept 29 @ 7:00pm
Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for 16 & under. Films are accompanied with music on the Circle's original 1928 theatre pipe organ. Community partnership with Sooner State Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society.
Circle Cinema
Ticket Info Here
Image Credit: Silent film star Harold Lloyd in Safety Last; Image courtesy of Harold Lloyd Entertainment.
LINCOLN CITY, OR
SAFETY LAST (1923)
Bijou Theatre
9/29/2022 at 11:00am w/ live accompaniment by Mack Pimentel on the organ
Info Here
Image Credit: Silent film star Harold Lloyd in Safety Last; Image courtesy of Harold Lloyd Entertainment.
AMBLER, PA
SHERLOCK JR. (1924) & THE GOAT (1921)
LIVE accompaniment by Ben Model
The Ambler Theater
September 28 at 7:00pm
TICKETS HERE
DOYLESTOWN, PA
SHERLOCK JR. (1924) & THE GOAT (1921)
w/ live accompaniment by Ben Model
The County Theater
September 29 at 8:00pm
Tickets Here
HARRISBURG, PA
MODERN TIMES (Chaplin, 1936)
Midtown Cinema
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
NOSFERATU (Murnau, 1922) with live scored by Nick Werner on the piano
Midtown Cinema
9/29/22 at 8:50pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA
THE SPANISH DANCER (Brenon, 1923)
University of the Arts - Lightbox Film Center
9/29/22 at 7:00pm
Tickets Here
PITTSBURGH, PA
DON JUAN (1926)
Row House Cinema
9/29/22, Time TBA
www.rowhousecinema.com
Don Juan (1926)
SALOME (1922) & THE SEASHELL AND THE CLERGYMAN (1928)
Presented by Jump Cut Theater
@ The Parkway Theater
10/1/22 - 8:30pm
DALLAS, TX
SAFETY LAST (1923)
9/29/22 @ 7:00pm, Tickets $10
The Texas Theatre
Info & Tickets Here
Image Credit: Silent film star Harold Lloyd in Safety Last; Image courtesy of Harold Lloyd Entertainment.
PROVO, UT
NOSFERATU (Murnau, 1929) - 100th anniversary screening
Brigham Young Library
9/30/22 at 7:00pm
CULPEPER, VA
THE SONG OF LIFE (Stahl, 1922)
Live musical accompaniment by Jon Mirsalis
Packard Campus Theater
9/30/22 at 7:30pm
Tickets Here
MT VERNON, WA
BATTLE OF THE CENTURY (Bruckman, 1927), MABEL'S STRANGE PREDICAMENT (Normand, 1914), and ON HIS WEDDING DAY (Sennett, 1913)
Lincoln Theater
9/29/22 at 7:30pm
Tickets Here
TACOMA, WA
CINEMA'S FIRST NASTY WOMEN: DOUBLES AND DOPPELGANGERS
The Grand Cinema
9/27/22 + more dates
Info Here
SOUTH AMERICA, CANADA & EUROPE
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
SILENT MOVIE MARATHON
4 hours of silent movies and live music
Museo del Cine de Buenos Aires
9/30/22 at 4pm GMT-3
Information Here
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA
NOSFERATU (Murnau, 1922) w/ live musical accompaniment
City Cinema
September 29 at 7 p.m
Tickets Here
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Silent Movie Day
Kino Ponrepo, Národní filmový archiv
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Green, Pickford, 1921)
29/9/2022 18:00
Lumière!
29/9/2022 20:30
Tickets Here
LONDON, UK
THE BEAUTY OF SILENT FILM
The Rio Cinema
9/29/22
830pm - 11pm GMT
FREE event sponsored by National Lottery Heritage Fund. Includse a presentation by expert Andrew Woodyatt from the Rio Cinema, a live performance created by Unity Arts, based on the very first films made by Edison and a screening of the silent film The Pleasure Garden, the directorial debut of Alfred Hitchcock. The bar will be open. There will be 1920s music played and a bottle of champagne for the most interesting costume worn!!!
Tickets HERE
VIRTUAL
Chicago: The First Hollywood (Multimedia Lecture Presentation)
Presented by Hometowns to Hollywood LLC
Online via Eventbrite/Zoom
9/29/2022 at 7:00pm CT
Registration Link
SAFETY LAST - THE OTHER VERSION!
My You Tube channel ('Dave Glass')
9/29/22 at 00.05 (GMT)
Info Here
THE SILENT MOVIE BLOGATHON
Hosted by Silentology and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Info Here
TFS Presents Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in LEAP YEAR (Arbuckle, Cruze, 1924) and LOVE (Arbuckle, 1919)
Toronto Film Society
9/29/22 at 7:30pm EDT
Free virtual screening with a suggested donation of $10
Register Here
AV GEEKS 16mm Lunch 9-29-2022
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Antonio Moreno, Herbert Brenon and James Wong Howe on the set of The Spanish Dancer (1923); Courtesy of Mar Diaz and Milestone Films.
ON THIS DAY YOU CAN…
Host a virtual watch party.
Host a silent movie or film series inside a brick and mortar venue or outdoor location.
Coordinate the release of a book, blu-ray or premier new content on a digital platform of your choice.
Schedule an in person or online lecture on silent movies or silent movie related subjects.
Share silent movie recommendations on social media.
Share current cinema titles that are influenced by silent movies on social media.
Help spread awareness about silent movie history and statistics on social media.
Arrange a walking or bus tour of locations connected to silent movie stars or industry.
Organize a petition to help save a silent movie or silent movie related landmark.
Cast a vote on our “Most Wanted Silents” page.
Coordinate a dedication ceremony or remembrance for someone connected to silent movies.
Launch a campaign to raise money for silent movie related projects on Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Facebook or another fundraising platform.
Publish a blog post about silent movies or a related subject.
Program a podcast or volunteer to participate in a podcast discussing the Silent Era and silent movies.
Promote a “coming soon” hook - like a festival, new book, blu-ray, etc. that shares a connection with silent movies.
Mention silent movie merchandise or works of art and craft inspired by the period that is available to purchase or roll out the debut of some new and/or preexisting items.