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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

  • Under the Sea Technicolor Double Bill: South West Silents
    Under the Sea Technicolor Double Bill: South West Silents
    Sun, 10 Nov
    Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium)
    10 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 17:00
    Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium), Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
    10 Nov 2024, 13:00 – 17:00
    Bristol Megascreen (Bristol Aquarium), Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT, UK
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  • The Black Pirate (1926): South West Silents
    The Black Pirate (1926): South West Silents
    Sun, 24 Nov
    The Palace Cinema, Broadstairs
    24 Nov 2024, 16:30 – 20:30
    The Palace Cinema, Broadstairs, Harbour St, Broadstairs CT10 1ET, UK
    24 Nov 2024, 16:30 – 20:30
    The Palace Cinema, Broadstairs, Harbour St, Broadstairs CT10 1ET, UK
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  • The Black Pirate (1926): South West Silents
    The Black Pirate (1926): South West Silents
    Sat, 30 Nov
    Firstsite, Colchester
    30 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 18:30
    Firstsite, Colchester, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH, UK
    30 Nov 2024, 14:30 – 18:30
    Firstsite, Colchester, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH, UK
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  • Blast of Silence (1961)
    Blast of Silence (1961)
    Tue, 17 Dec
    Watershed, Bristol
    17 Dec 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
    Watershed, Bristol, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX, UK
    17 Dec 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
    Watershed, Bristol, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX, UK
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  • 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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‘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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