San Francisco Film Preserve
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SFFP's mission is to restore, preserve, and provide access to the world’s cinematic heritage, ensuring that films—of all genres and eras—remain accessible for future generations.
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🎉✨ San Francisco Film Preserve turns ONE! ✨🎉
What a year it’s been. In our first twelve months, we’ve:
🎬 Restored 3 feature films, a short, 3 trailers, and 2 incomplete features
🌍 Premiered restorations at MoMA (NYC), Il Cinema Ritrovato (Bologna), and the Roxie Theater (San Francisco)
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What a year it’s been. In our first twelve months, we’ve:
🎬 Restored 3 feature films, a short, 3 trailers, and 2 incomplete features
🌍 Premiered restorations at MoMA (NYC), Il Cinema Ritrovato (Bologna), and the Roxie Theater (San Francisco)
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Join us tomorrow for the next edition of ONLINE WITH SFFP!
Discover how San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood became a hub of silent-era film magic.
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Discover how San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood became a hub of silent-era film magic.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Join us tomorrow for the next edition of ONLINE WITH SFFP!
Discover how San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood became a hub of silent-era film magic.
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Discover how San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood became a hub of silent-era film magic.
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Celebrating silent world cinema on the big screen! At this year’s Nederlands Silent Film Festival, restorer Maria Fuentes takes audiences behind the scenes of her work—how she revives fragile films, the tools she relies on & the global collaborations that bring forgotten stories back to life.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Celebrating silent world cinema on the big screen! At this year’s Nederlands Silent Film Festival, restorer Maria Fuentes takes audiences behind the scenes of her work—how she revives fragile films, the tools she relies on & the global collaborations that bring forgotten stories back to life.
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To show what restoration actually looks like in practice, we’re including clips and photos from one of our major 2025 projects: THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) 🍃✨
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
To show what restoration actually looks like in practice, we’re including clips and photos from one of our major 2025 projects: THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) 🍃✨
🎞️ What does restoration really mean?
As we share more about the four pillars of SFFP’s mission — restoration, preservation, access, and advocacy — we’re starting with one at the core of everything we do: RESTORATION.
As we share more about the four pillars of SFFP’s mission — restoration, preservation, access, and advocacy — we’re starting with one at the core of everything we do: RESTORATION.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🎞️ What does restoration really mean?
As we share more about the four pillars of SFFP’s mission — restoration, preservation, access, and advocacy — we’re starting with one at the core of everything we do: RESTORATION.
As we share more about the four pillars of SFFP’s mission — restoration, preservation, access, and advocacy — we’re starting with one at the core of everything we do: RESTORATION.
Reposted by San Francisco Film Preserve
Thrilled to launch this new international silent and classic cinema publication, with my article on M. Tourneur’s lost film. I just had to begin it with him 🥹 Many thanks to @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social. Photos of the Verdi Theatre by Valerio Greco.
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Bajo el encanto del Brezo Blanco: El regreso de Maurice Tourneur con ‘The White Heather’ (1919) - photo-play
The White Heather, obra del realizador Maurice Tourneur, fue recientemente redescubierta y presentada en Le Giornate del Cinema Muto de Pordenone en 2025, ma...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thrilled to launch this new international silent and classic cinema publication, with my article on M. Tourneur’s lost film. I just had to begin it with him 🥹 Many thanks to @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social. Photos of the Verdi Theatre by Valerio Greco.
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🎬 During the silent era, San Francisco’s Tenderloin was alive with movie magic...
Join San Francisco Film Preserve next Friday, November 21 at 12 PM (PST) for “Silent Era Film Exchanges of the Tenderloin,” part of our free monthly virtual series, ONLINE WITH SFFP.
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Join San Francisco Film Preserve next Friday, November 21 at 12 PM (PST) for “Silent Era Film Exchanges of the Tenderloin,” part of our free monthly virtual series, ONLINE WITH SFFP.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🎬 During the silent era, San Francisco’s Tenderloin was alive with movie magic...
Join San Francisco Film Preserve next Friday, November 21 at 12 PM (PST) for “Silent Era Film Exchanges of the Tenderloin,” part of our free monthly virtual series, ONLINE WITH SFFP.
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Join San Francisco Film Preserve next Friday, November 21 at 12 PM (PST) for “Silent Era Film Exchanges of the Tenderloin,” part of our free monthly virtual series, ONLINE WITH SFFP.
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✨ Bay Area Premiere!
Once considered lost, GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice, 1927) roars back to life on the big screen — this Saturday, November 15 at 1 PM at the Roxie Theater.
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Once considered lost, GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice, 1927) roars back to life on the big screen — this Saturday, November 15 at 1 PM at the Roxie Theater.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
✨ Bay Area Premiere!
Once considered lost, GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice, 1927) roars back to life on the big screen — this Saturday, November 15 at 1 PM at the Roxie Theater.
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Once considered lost, GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice, 1927) roars back to life on the big screen — this Saturday, November 15 at 1 PM at the Roxie Theater.
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As 2025 winds down, we’re already looking ahead — 2026 is shaping up to be our busiest year yet! Seven restorations are on the slate, plus screenings, live events, monthly online presentations, and so much more. #FilmSky
But none of it happens without your support. 💛
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But none of it happens without your support. 💛
filmpreserve.org/don...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
As 2025 winds down, we’re already looking ahead — 2026 is shaping up to be our busiest year yet! Seven restorations are on the slate, plus screenings, live events, monthly online presentations, and so much more. #FilmSky
But none of it happens without your support. 💛
filmpreserve.org/don...
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But none of it happens without your support. 💛
filmpreserve.org/don...
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A lost film rises from the deep! 🌊 Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919), newly restored after being presumed lost, shimmers back to life. 🎬 Watch the clip here, then stream the full film for free at SFFP’s site.
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#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
“The White Heather” (1919) | 2025 Restoration Clip | San Francisco Film Preserve
Watch the complete, newly restored silent film, featuring a new score by the renowned Stephen Horne, on San Francisco Film Preserve’s website: https://filmpreserve.org/restoration/the-white-heather/
“The White Heather,” directed by Maurice Tourneur. Starring: Holmes Herbert, Mabel Ballin, Ben Alexa
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November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A lost film rises from the deep! 🌊 Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919), newly restored after being presumed lost, shimmers back to life. 🎬 Watch the clip here, then stream the full film for free at SFFP’s site.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
A lost paradise, found again. THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) blooms anew — a luminous revival of silent-era wit and romance. 🎬 Watch the official trailer now, featuring a shimmering new score by Stephen Horne: www.youtube.com/watc... (Don’t forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!) #FilmSky #Trailer #SFFP
Trailer: “The Garden of Eden” (1928) with score by Stephen Horne | San Francisco Film Preserve
San Francisco Film Preserve is absolutely delighted to announce our restoration of Lewis Milestone’s fabulous 1928 feature “The Garden of Eden!” Starring Corinne Griffith, Louise Dresser, and Maude George as the formidable Madame Bauer, “The Garden of Eden” features striking sets by William Cameron
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A lost paradise, found again. THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) blooms anew — a luminous revival of silent-era wit and romance. 🎬 Watch the official trailer now, featuring a shimmering new score by Stephen Horne: www.youtube.com/watc... (Don’t forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!) #FilmSky #Trailer #SFFP
🎞️ Online with SFFP: Silent Era Film Exchanges of San Francisco’s Tenderloin
🗓️ Friday, November 21 | 12–1 PM (PST)
Before Hollywood ruled the reels, the Tenderloin was San Francisco’s beating heart of film culture!
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🗓️ Friday, November 21 | 12–1 PM (PST)
Before Hollywood ruled the reels, the Tenderloin was San Francisco’s beating heart of film culture!
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November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
🎞️ Online with SFFP: Silent Era Film Exchanges of San Francisco’s Tenderloin
🗓️ Friday, November 21 | 12–1 PM (PST)
Before Hollywood ruled the reels, the Tenderloin was San Francisco’s beating heart of film culture!
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🗓️ Friday, November 21 | 12–1 PM (PST)
Before Hollywood ruled the reels, the Tenderloin was San Francisco’s beating heart of film culture!
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✨ THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) — Newly Restored in 4K! ✨
A naïve Viennese pretzel baker. A scandalous nightclub audition gone wrong. A Riviera romance with secrets close behind.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenOfEden #AFISilver #SilentCinema #4KRestoration #LewisMilestone #FilmSky
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A naïve Viennese pretzel baker. A scandalous nightclub audition gone wrong. A Riviera romance with secrets close behind.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenOfEden #AFISilver #SilentCinema #4KRestoration #LewisMilestone #FilmSky
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November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
✨ THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) — Newly Restored in 4K! ✨
A naïve Viennese pretzel baker. A scandalous nightclub audition gone wrong. A Riviera romance with secrets close behind.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenOfEden #AFISilver #SilentCinema #4KRestoration #LewisMilestone #FilmSky
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A naïve Viennese pretzel baker. A scandalous nightclub audition gone wrong. A Riviera romance with secrets close behind.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenOfEden #AFISilver #SilentCinema #4KRestoration #LewisMilestone #FilmSky
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✨ Rediscovered. Restored. Revolutionary. GARRAS DE ORO premieres at the Roxie.
San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to co-present the Bay Area Premiere of GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice) — a bold 1926 Colombian silent film long thought lost, now restored and reborn on the big screen.
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San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to co-present the Bay Area Premiere of GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice) — a bold 1926 Colombian silent film long thought lost, now restored and reborn on the big screen.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
✨ Rediscovered. Restored. Revolutionary. GARRAS DE ORO premieres at the Roxie.
San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to co-present the Bay Area Premiere of GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice) — a bold 1926 Colombian silent film long thought lost, now restored and reborn on the big screen.
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San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to co-present the Bay Area Premiere of GARRAS DE ORO (The Dawn of Justice) — a bold 1926 Colombian silent film long thought lost, now restored and reborn on the big screen.
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🎬✨ From the depths of a sunken yacht to the heights of cinematic artistry — THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) surfaces once again!
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheWhiteHeather #SilentFilm #MauriceTourneur #JérômeSeydouxPathéFoundation #ParisScreening #FilmSky
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#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheWhiteHeather #SilentFilm #MauriceTourneur #JérômeSeydouxPathéFoundation #ParisScreening #FilmSky
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October 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🎬✨ From the depths of a sunken yacht to the heights of cinematic artistry — THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) surfaces once again!
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheWhiteHeather #SilentFilm #MauriceTourneur #JérômeSeydouxPathéFoundation #ParisScreening #FilmSky
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#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheWhiteHeather #SilentFilm #MauriceTourneur #JérômeSeydouxPathéFoundation #ParisScreening #FilmSky
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✨From our archive to AFI Silver’s big screen!✨
San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to bring our brand-new 4K restoration of THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) to the AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend on Sunday, November 9.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenofEden #FilmSky
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San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to bring our brand-new 4K restoration of THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) to the AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend on Sunday, November 9.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenofEden #FilmSky
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October 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
✨From our archive to AFI Silver’s big screen!✨
San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to bring our brand-new 4K restoration of THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) to the AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend on Sunday, November 9.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenofEden #FilmSky
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San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to bring our brand-new 4K restoration of THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) to the AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend on Sunday, November 9.
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #TheGardenofEden #FilmSky
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🚨 Hold your breath, Berlin — SFFP is diving deep into early cinema! 🎥💦
Join us this Saturday at Film Restored, Berlin for “Hold Your Breath: Early Action in Cinema,” a thrilling mix of lectures and rare film discoveries.
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Join us this Saturday at Film Restored, Berlin for “Hold Your Breath: Early Action in Cinema,” a thrilling mix of lectures and rare film discoveries.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🚨 Hold your breath, Berlin — SFFP is diving deep into early cinema! 🎥💦
Join us this Saturday at Film Restored, Berlin for “Hold Your Breath: Early Action in Cinema,” a thrilling mix of lectures and rare film discoveries.
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Join us this Saturday at Film Restored, Berlin for “Hold Your Breath: Early Action in Cinema,” a thrilling mix of lectures and rare film discoveries.
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🎬 Join us tomorrow!
San Francisco Film Preserve presents BEHIND THE DOOR at Film Restored, Berlin — a gripping 1919 silent drama of xenophobia, revenge, and redemption.
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San Francisco Film Preserve presents BEHIND THE DOOR at Film Restored, Berlin — a gripping 1919 silent drama of xenophobia, revenge, and redemption.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🎬 Join us tomorrow!
San Francisco Film Preserve presents BEHIND THE DOOR at Film Restored, Berlin — a gripping 1919 silent drama of xenophobia, revenge, and redemption.
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San Francisco Film Preserve presents BEHIND THE DOOR at Film Restored, Berlin — a gripping 1919 silent drama of xenophobia, revenge, and redemption.
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Watch “Mysteries in the Frame” here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Z...
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Watch “Mysteries in the Frame” here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Z...
🎥 Now on YouTube! Online with SFFP presents Mysteries in the Frame, with Tamara Shvediuk & Federico Striuli uncovering the art of identifying lost silent films. 🔍 Explore cinema’s hidden history—then LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more!
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Z... #FilmSky #SilentFilm #SFFP
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Z... #FilmSky #SilentFilm #SFFP
October 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
🎥 Now on YouTube! Online with SFFP presents Mysteries in the Frame, with Tamara Shvediuk & Federico Striuli uncovering the art of identifying lost silent films. 🔍 Explore cinema’s hidden history—then LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more!
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Z... #FilmSky #SilentFilm #SFFP
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt-Z... #FilmSky #SilentFilm #SFFP
⚓ This one’s not for the faint of heart.
Join us Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 PM at Film Restored, Berlin for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a rarely seen silent-era shocker that dives deep into wartime paranoia and the terrible price of vengeance.
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Join us Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 PM at Film Restored, Berlin for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a rarely seen silent-era shocker that dives deep into wartime paranoia and the terrible price of vengeance.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
⚓ This one’s not for the faint of heart.
Join us Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 PM at Film Restored, Berlin for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a rarely seen silent-era shocker that dives deep into wartime paranoia and the terrible price of vengeance.
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Join us Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 PM at Film Restored, Berlin for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a rarely seen silent-era shocker that dives deep into wartime paranoia and the terrible price of vengeance.
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🔍 Join Us This Friday for “Online with SFFP: Mysteries in the Frame”! 🎞️
Ever wondered how archivists and historians identify lost silent films — or how they can recognize a director’s style from a single frame?
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #OnlineWithSFFP #SilentFilm #LostFilms
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Ever wondered how archivists and historians identify lost silent films — or how they can recognize a director’s style from a single frame?
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #OnlineWithSFFP #SilentFilm #LostFilms
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October 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
🔍 Join Us This Friday for “Online with SFFP: Mysteries in the Frame”! 🎞️
Ever wondered how archivists and historians identify lost silent films — or how they can recognize a director’s style from a single frame?
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #OnlineWithSFFP #SilentFilm #LostFilms
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Ever wondered how archivists and historians identify lost silent films — or how they can recognize a director’s style from a single frame?
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #OnlineWithSFFP #SilentFilm #LostFilms
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🌟 The White Heather Shines in Pordenone! 🌟
Our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) made its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto — and the audience was enchanted! 💫
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Our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) made its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto — and the audience was enchanted! 💫
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October 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🌟 The White Heather Shines in Pordenone! 🌟
Our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) made its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto — and the audience was enchanted! 💫
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Our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) made its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto — and the audience was enchanted! 💫
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⚓️ A lost shocker of the silent era resurfaces in Berlin!
Prepare for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a World War I melodrama that pulls no punches.
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Prepare for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a World War I melodrama that pulls no punches.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
⚓️ A lost shocker of the silent era resurfaces in Berlin!
Prepare for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a World War I melodrama that pulls no punches.
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Prepare for BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) — a World War I melodrama that pulls no punches.
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🔎 Online with SFFP: Mysteries in the Frame or, On the Art of Identifying (Lost) Silent Films
📅 Friday, October 17 | 🕛 12–5 PM PT | 💻 FREE
Calling all silent film sleuths! How do you identify a film when all you have is a flicker of nitrate, a familiar face, or a mysteriously ornate hat?
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📅 Friday, October 17 | 🕛 12–5 PM PT | 💻 FREE
Calling all silent film sleuths! How do you identify a film when all you have is a flicker of nitrate, a familiar face, or a mysteriously ornate hat?
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October 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🔎 Online with SFFP: Mysteries in the Frame or, On the Art of Identifying (Lost) Silent Films
📅 Friday, October 17 | 🕛 12–5 PM PT | 💻 FREE
Calling all silent film sleuths! How do you identify a film when all you have is a flicker of nitrate, a familiar face, or a mysteriously ornate hat?
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📅 Friday, October 17 | 🕛 12–5 PM PT | 💻 FREE
Calling all silent film sleuths! How do you identify a film when all you have is a flicker of nitrate, a familiar face, or a mysteriously ornate hat?
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🎬 European Premiere Alert!
We’re thrilled to announce that our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) will have its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 44 this October 9 at 3:15 PM (local time)! ✨
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We’re thrilled to announce that our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) will have its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 44 this October 9 at 3:15 PM (local time)! ✨
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October 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🎬 European Premiere Alert!
We’re thrilled to announce that our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) will have its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 44 this October 9 at 3:15 PM (local time)! ✨
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We’re thrilled to announce that our restoration of Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) will have its European premiere at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 44 this October 9 at 3:15 PM (local time)! ✨
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