On the 20th and 21st of June the Kennington Bioscope will present its first Silent Film Festival at the Cinema Museum in London. The event is expected to run from 10.00 till 23.00 on both Saturday and Sunday. The programme is a collection of carefully selected and rarely screened films from around the world. The Kennington Bioscope is pleased to announce that this programme is being curated by the world famous historian and archivist Kevin Brownlow, along with revered writers and collectors Glenn Mitchell, Tony Fletcher, and David Wyatt. Live accompaniment by John Sweeney, Neil Brand, Costas Fotopoulos, Stephen Horne (tbc) and Cyrus Gabrysch.
Saturday Programme
This programme is provisional.
10.00 Introduction by Kevin Brownlow
10.10 Great K & A Train Robbery (USA 1926 Dir. Lewis Seiler 60 mins@24fps 16mm KB)
11.30 Introduction by Bryony Dixon (BFI)
11.40 Les Deux Timides (France 1928 Dir. Rene Clair 76 mins@24 fps 35mm BFI)
LUNCH
14.15 Lost & Found – 28mm programme. (80 mins@ 21fps). Co-presented by Kevin Brownlow, David Wyatt, Chris Bird.
15.55 Introduction by Glenn Mitchell
16.05 Twinkletoes (USA 1926 Dir. Charles Brabin 83 mins@20fps 35mm BFI)
17.50 European Short Films from the BFI Archive. Introduction by Tony Fletcher.
18.00 Menilmontant (France 1926 Dir. Dimitri Kirsanoff 38 mins@20fps 35mm BFI)
18.45 Night on a Bald Mountain (France 1933 Dir. A. Alexeieff & C.Parker 8 mins@24fps 16mm)
18.55 Ghosts Before Breakfast (Germany 1928 Dir. Hans Richter 9 mins@20fps 35mm BFI)
DINNER
20.30 Introduction by Kevin Brownlow
20.45 ‘Beau Geste’ (USA 1926 Dir. Herbert Brenon 101 mins@20fps 16mm KB)
Catering for this event will be supplied by the Courthouse Garden Cafe in collaboration with the Cinema Museum.
For more information visit the website.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets will be £25 for a weekend pass and £15 for a one day pass. These are available online from Ticket Tailor.
Tickets are also available by sending a cheque to:
KBSFW Tickets c/o Cyrus Gabrysch
Flat 3 Lytton House
31 Bulwer St
Shepherds Bush
London W12 8AS
Please email us at kenbioscope@gmail.com, or call us on 07838 173 172 when you mail your cheque so we can hold a ticket for you. This is ONLY if you are playing by cheque. Remember to include your name, address, a contact email/ telephone number and state the day you wish to attend if purchasing a one day pass. Once your cheque has cleared you will receive a confirmation via email or by telephone call. Please indicate how you wish to be contacted. There is no Processing Fee if paying by cheque.
