UPCOMING SHOWS
The Movies Begin!
130th Birthday Anniversary Tribute: 1895 - 2025.
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SUTHERLAND
Sutherland Uniting Church, 9 Merton Street, SUTHERLAND NSW 2232
Corner Flora and Merton Streets, short walk from Sutherland station, eastern side, behind the Pavilion Entertainment Centre.
June 15 Sunday at 2pm
The Flickers: a Treasure Chest of Early Cinema 1915 - 1926
Kings of Comedy: Chaplin and Lloyd
With live music accompaniment (Graeme Costin), 85 minutes.
The Tramp (1915) - 25 minutes
2025 is the 111th Anniversary of Charlie’s start in film and coincides with the 136th Anniversary of his birth. Two wonderful milestones to celebrate! This short folds pathos neatly into the slapstick with our hero playing a kind-hearted drifter down on his luck who finds welcome and work at a farm. There is plenty of rowdy fun with pitchforks and ladders but by the 1915 film's touching conclusion Charlie’s development as a filmmaker is on full display.
For Heaven’s Sake (1926) - 58 minutes
This feature was one of Lloyd’s greatest successes. Here he is a spoilt wealthy young man whose life trajectory changes abruptly when he is smitten by a young woman running a church mission for the homeless. They become engaged but then things happen (as they do)....!
More details and buy tickets at the following red link: click here!
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ROSEVILLE
Roseville Uniting Church, 7 Lord Street, ROSEVILLE NSW 2069
Short walk from Roseville Station - eastern side.
June 28 Saturday at 2pm
Oliver Twist (1922)
Black and white and colour toned silent drama.
With live music accompaniment (Graeme Costin), 74 minutes.
Acclaimed silent era adaptation of Dickens’ novel featuring an excellent cast led by Jackie Coogan as Oliver and Lon Chaney as Fagin. In a faithful but highly condensed presentation of the iconic novel, this version followed four earlier ones, the first being an 1897 short. The production design and cinematography are first class and guided by the skilled director, dual Oscar winning Frank Lloyd.
More details and buy tickets at the following red link: click here!
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EAST SYDNEY
Sessions with silent classics with live music are coming. Many will be Australian premieres of acclaimed restorations. Iconic figures of cinema are celebrated: Ozu; Valentino; Lon Chaney; Joan Crawford; Chaplin; Dreyer; Victor David Sjöström; and many more.
Details soon.
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SYDNEY
By popular demand the restored Lubitsch silent classic So This Is Paris returns with an introductory talk about the Sydney born actor in a lead role in the film, Andre Beranger. Details soon.
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EPPING
Epping Baptist Church, 1-5 Ray Road, EPPING NSW 2121.
Short walk from Epping Station (western side) - near Coles Supermarket.
Save the date: Saturday September 6. With live Christie Theatre Organ accompaniment (Graeme Costin).
The Flickers return with silent masterworks: D. W. Griffith; acclaimed animated short; Laurel and Hardy; a silent Frankenstein and more!
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Restoring the audience with classic silent and sound films!
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Australia and the Silver Screen, an Australian treasure trove of items including a tribute to Felix the Cat and fascinating websites from Mark St Leon, Rod Blackmore OAM, Kev Franzi and Nick Murphy. Click here.
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Reclaim the movies and the audience! The not for profit and registered charity presents restored silent and sound film classics. A number of the sessions are accompanied with live music. Since 2007 it has continued to promote the artistic, cultural and historic value of cinema.
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Please stay in touch.
E: info@ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au
T: 0419 267 318
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