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South West Silents was founded in 2015 to share its founders’ passion for silent film with wider cinema-going audiences and to celebrate the history of cinema.

We produce eye opening silent film events by sourcing the latest restorations, historic film prints and collaborate with some of the worlds leading silent film musicians to stage one of a kind, live performance events in the South West and throughout the United Kingdom.

In 2018, 2019 and 2022 SWS was voted “Silent Film Heroes of the Year” in a international public poll held by Pamela Hutchinson’s esteemed blog Silent London. 

In autumn 2021 SWS launched a new spin-off company FILM NOIR UK, a group dedicated to the films of film noir. 

Upcoming Events

  • Creatures of the Night Double Bill: South West Silents
    Creatures of the Night Double Bill: South West Silents
    Sat, 18 Jan
    Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium)
    18 Jan 2025, 14:00 – 18:00
    Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium), Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
    18 Jan 2025, 14:00 – 18:00
    Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium), Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
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  • Man with a Movie Camera / The Cameraman: South West Silents
    Man with a Movie Camera / The Cameraman: South West Silents
    Sat, 01 Mar
    Megascreen, Bristol
    01 Mar 2025, 12:00 – 17:00
    Megascreen, Bristol, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
    01 Mar 2025, 12:00 – 17:00
    Megascreen, Bristol, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
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  • Berlin Symphony of a City / Cabaret: South West Silents
    Berlin Symphony of a City / Cabaret: South West Silents
    Sat, 15 Mar
    Megascreen, Bristol
    15 Mar 2025, 12:00 – 17:00
    Megascreen, Bristol, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
    15 Mar 2025, 12:00 – 17:00
    Megascreen, Bristol, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
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  • Battleship Potemkin / The Battle of Algiers: South West Silents
    Battleship Potemkin / The Battle of Algiers: South West Silents
    Sat, 29 Mar
    Megascreen, Bristol
    29 Mar 2025, 12:00 – 17:00
    Megascreen, Bristol, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
    29 Mar 2025, 12:00 – 17:00
    Megascreen, Bristol, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
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‘South West Silents has re-energised the local silent film scene and set a model for creative, well-planned repertory cinema screenings.’

Pamela Hutchinson, Writer, Critic and Film Historian

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