Date: 20 October 2007
Location: Colston Hall, Bristol
Time: 20:00

This is a unique gala fundraising event to raise funds for Bristol Silents annual comedy festival SLAPSTICK.

Read more about Paul Merton`s Impro Chums Fundraiser >>

Date: 13 October 2007
Location: Victoria Rooms, Queens Road, Clifton
Time: 19:30

A new music score by composer Jean Hasse to accompany screenings of the magnificent 1926 silent film, FAUST.

Read more about Faust >>

Date: 15 September 2007
Location: Colston Hall, Bristol
Time: 19:30

This is your chance to see the world premiere of the newly commisioned score for the classic film, Pandora's Box.

Read more about Pandora`s Box >>

Date: 30 June 2007
Location: St Francis Church, Nailsea
Time: 20:45

A rare chance to see this early film version of the life and resurrection of Christ.

Read more about The Kings of Kings >>

Date: 29 June 2007
Location: South Hill Park

Scene and Heard: A new season of events exploring the art of live music with silent film.

Read more about Film Fantasia >>

Date: 20 May 2007
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 20:00

See Ray Russell perform with the Birdman of Alkijazz performed to early silent masterpiece, Light of Asia.

Read more about Light of Asia >>

Date: 12 May 2007
Location: Watershed
Time: 13:00

Based on stories from 1001 Arabian Nights, this 1926 silent silhouette animation is the oldest known surviving feature-length animation.

Read more about Cin�kids >>

Date: 25 February 2007
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 20:00

This second improvisational jazz battle sees the Birdman of Alkijazz take on Perrier Award winning pianist Matthew Bourne

Read more about A Page of Madness >>

Date: 19 February 2007
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 20:30

Arguably the first example of Surrealist cinema, this dark, erotically-charged film is an hallucinatory story of tormented desire, guilt and conflict.

Read more about The Seashell and the Clergyman >>

Date: 17 December 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 14:30

Join Bristol Silents for a Christmas special, celebrating the work of Charles Dickens on film before the advent of sound

Read more about Dickensian Silent Christmas >>

Date: 5 November 2006
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 14:30

To celebrate the centenary of iconic silent screen legend Louise Brooks� birth, Brooks fan and actor Paul McGann joins film historian Kevin Brownlow to showcase the life and work of this extraordinary actress.

Read more about Louise Brooks at 100 >>

Date: 28 October 2006
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 20:30

The Classic Silent with a Live Orchestral Score- a Symphony of Horrors at the Arnolfini in October

Read more about F.W.Murnaus Nosferatu >>

Date: 24 October 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 20:30

24th October- Franz Osten's A Throw of Dice, 'a cross between Chaplin, Cecil B de Mille and an early Bollywood movie...'

Read more about A Throw of Dice >>

Date: 18 October 2006
Location: Select Location

The esteemed conductor and composer Carl Davis has chosen to celebrate his 70th birthday in the form of a special weekend starring the three geniuses of silent comedy. Symphony Hall will turn into Birmingham�s largest cinema for the weekend for these spectacular screenings with live soundtracks provided by the CBSO.

Read more about C.B.S.O. Silent Movie Weekend >>

Dates: 13 October 2006 - 13 October 2006
Location: Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Symphony Hall will turn into Birmingham�s largest cinema for the weekend for these spectacular screenings with live soundtracks provided by the CBSO.

Read more about CBSO Silent Movie Weekend >>

Date: 11 August 2006
Location: Ediburgh Festival

See Details Below

Read more about Merton In Scotland >>

Date: 10 August 2006
Location: Ediburgh Festival

See Below

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Dates: 8 August 2006 - 8 August 2006
Location: Edinburgh

Live in Edinburgh 8-20 August 2006
Assembly Rooms Box Office

Read more about Merton In Edinburgh >>

Dates: 7 July 2006 - 7 July 2006
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 18:30

Showing as part of double bill, following a new performance devised by children, One Week is a movie ahead of its time with great gags, slapstick and special effects. The screening will be accompanied by live piano music by John Sweeney.

Read more about Buster Keaton in 'One Week' at Arnolfini >>

Date: 24 June 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 11:00 - 16:15

This Study Day, hosted by Norman Taylor, celebrates the power of the face on the big screen.

Read more about Screening Stars: The Fetish of the Face >>

Date: 24 June 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 15:00

This is a rare opportunity to see the legendary Rinty� doing what he does best in his ninth feature film.

Read more about Rin Tin Tin in CLASH OF THE WOLVES >>

Date: 11 June 2006
Location: The Rex, Berkhamsted
Time: 18:00

Gala Silent Cinema/Live Music Event with Paul McGann, The Matinee Idles and the Shrine Synchrosystem.

Read more about Nanook of the North >>

Date: 11 June 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 14:30

This special programme sheds light on the little known world of Edwardian football, offering a fascinating insight into the sport at a crucial stage of its development.

Read more about The Mitchell and Kenyon Football Shorts >>

Date: 21 May 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 14:00

Bristol Silents presents Flaherty's best known silent documentary.

Read more about Nanook of the North (1922) >>

Date: 18 May 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 12:30

Eric Sykes returns to Watershed on the 18th May 2006

Read more about Eric Sykes in Person >>

Date: 7 May 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 14:30

See Epstein's classic documentary-fiction plus live musical accompaniment by The Curt Collective.

Read more about Finis Terrae >>

Date: 11 February 2006
Location: Colston Hall, Bristol
Time: 19:30

To celebrate the venue's organ, Colston Hall are showing a restored print of Lon Chaney's masterpiece.

Read more about Phantom of The Opera (1925) >>

Date: 20 January 2006
Location: Colston Hall, Bristol
Time: 19:30

Silent Comedy Mayhem is the opening Gala performance of Slapstick 2006 - Bristol's 2nd Silent comedy festival.

Read more about Paul Merton`s Silent Comedy Mayhem >>

Date: 30 October 2005
Location: The Rex, Berkhampsted
Time: 15:00

The Rex Cinema hosts Paul Merton's Silent Clowns - an event that was originally shown at our 2005 Slapstick Film Festival

Read more about Paul Merton`s Silent Clowns >>

Date: 26 September 2005
Location: The Dukes Lancaster

A season of both classic and contemporary silent films

Read more about Silent September >>

Date: 25 September 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 18:00

Tickets �8/�6 concessions and Bristol silents members

Read more about Flicker: Der Golem >>

Date: 24 September 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 16:00

Exploring the dynamic relationship between contemporary silent film and soundtrack.

Read more about Flicker: 21st Century Silents >>

Date: 24 September 2005
Location: Secret Location
Time: 19:00

I Am The Mighty Jungulator present a re-score of Jacques Tourneur's 'I Walked With A Zombie'

Read more about Flicker: Voyage into the Unknown 2 >>

Date: 23 September 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 3
Time: 18:00

An evening of French experimental cinema with musical accompaniment by COMA.

Read more about Flicker: Un Chien Andalou >>

Dates: 21 July 2005 - 21 July 2005
Location: London College of Communication

This is a major conference on the work and worldwide cultural influence of Charles Chaplin.

Read more about The Charles Chaplin Conference >>

Date: 26 June 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 2
Time: 14:00

Celebrated cinematographer and director Jack Cardiff is appearing at the Watershed to discuss his life and work.

Read more about An Audience with Jack Cardiff OBE >>

Date: 26 June 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

Jack Cardiff's film career behind the camera began in 1929 as clapper boy and production runner, in which capacity he worked on The Informer, one of the last British silent films.

Read more about The Informer >>

Date: 22 May 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 3
Time: 15:00

Bristol Silents offers a very special opportunity to meet Neil Brand - generally acknowledged as the world's finest accompanist for silent films.

Read more about The Cat, The Canary and The Composer >>

Date: 8 May 2005
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 17:00

This is your chance to see a unique record of the lives and leisure of ordinary working folk of a long-past Edwardian age.

Read more about The Films of Mitchell & Kenyon >>

Date: 23 April 2005
Location: Barbican Cinema
Time: 15:00

Two Buster Keaton events at the Barbican Cinema.

Read more about Celebrating Buster >>

Date: 18 November 2004
Location: Barbican Cinema
Time: 19:30

A rare opportunity to see this great comedian talking about his life and work.

Read more about Eric Sykes Screentalk >>

Date: 24 October 2004
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

One of the best known and celebrated silent films of all time featuring live music from Geoff Smith.

Read more about The Cabinet of Dr Caligari >>

Date: 15 September 2004
Location: Marlows
Time: 20:30

If you thought the western began with Stagecoach come and experience these two masterful early silent Westerns from the 1910s.

Read more about WILD WILD Westerns >>

Date: 29 August 2004
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 02:00

Here we screening an excellent recent documentary and exceptional silent.

Read more about Unknown Chaney >>

Date: 11 June 2004
Location: Marlows

TV presenter and radio show host Chris Serle will introduce us to the world of Mary Pickford.

Read more about Mary Pickford >>

Date: 19 May 2004
Location: Marlows
Time: 20:00

The original IT girl returns...

Read more about Clara Bow Night >>

Date: 24 March 2004
Location: Marlows
Time: 20:00

At this event you will see early Russian Mozhukhin films including the extraordinary Queen of Spades.

Read more about The Mystery of Mozhukhin >>

Date: 21 March 2004
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

Ray Harryhausen talks about three-dimensional stop-motion animation.

Read more about Animated Lives >>

Date: 14 March 2004
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

From Dinsaurs to Chickens with Peter Lord.

Read more about From Dinosaurs to Chickens >>

Date: 14 March 2004
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 16:30

Review of our Lost World event that included the exhibition of several previously missing scenes.

Read more about The Lost World (With Missing Scenes) >>

Date: 21 December 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 2
Time: 15:00

Two Eric Sykes movies: Mr H Is Late and It's Your Move.

Read more about Eric Sykes Double Bill >>

Date: 7 December 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

Eric Sykes will be appearing at the Watershed to talk about his life in film and to introduce a screening of his classic 'Silent' comedy THE PLANK.

Read more about Eric Sykes at 80 >>

Date: 23 November 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 2
Time: 14:30

This is a unique opportunity to see the UK premiere of the silent version of Lewis Milestone's classic anti-war film.

Read more about All Quiet On the Western Front >>

Date: 2 November 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 2
Time: 14:30

This extraordinary film reveals a degree of formal sophistication and experiment that is 'inspired' by any standard.

Read more about A Page of Madness >>

Date: 18 September 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

This sell-out Bristol Silents event at Watershed's Cinema 1 was packed with interested film fans for the launch of our NEW TERRITORIES season.

Read more about Listening >>

Date: 6 June 2003
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 15:00

A screening of King Vidor's classic.

Read more about The Crowd >>