The Tragedy of Virilla River

Exhuming London After Midnight

October 2021 •English

London After Midnight (1927), directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, is the most sought-after lost film by fans of fantastic cinema. Has this mythical treasure finally been found in an old South American cinema?

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art

October 2021 •French

Throughout the 19th century, imaginative and visionary artists and inventors brought about the advent of a new look, absolutely modern and truly cinematographic, long before the revolutionary invention of the Lumière brothers and the arrival of December 28, 1895, the historic day on which the first cinema performance took place.

Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain

January 2022 •French

The story of Fantômas, the first villain of modernity, from his birth in 1911 as a novel character to his contemporary vicissitudes, passing through Louis Feuillade, André Hunebelle, surrealism and Moscow.

The Magic of Méliès

January 1997 •French

A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.

The Méliès Mystery

January 2021 •French

A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.

Italia: Fire and Ashes

March 2023 •Italian

The epic and poetic tale of the early years of Italian cinema, from 1896 to 1930: how peplum was born, how the first stars shone, how many daring filmmakers were able to create an original style amalgamating literature, theater, painting and opera; a tale of splendor and decadence.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

December 2018 •English

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

Lumière!

October 2016 •French

A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.

Silent Britain

May 2006 •English

Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged. This documentary, featuring clips from a remarkable range of films, celebrates the early years of British filmmaking and spans from such pioneers as George Albert Smith and Cecil Hepworth to such later figures as Anthony Asquith, Maurice Elvey and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock.

Le Grand Méliès

November 1952 •French

A biographical film about cinematic illusionist Georges Méliès featuring Méliès’s widow, Jeanne d’Alcy, as herself, and their son André as his own father.

The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas

October 1909 •Spanish

The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso. The meeting was celebrated in both El Paso and Juárez with parades, elaborate receptions, lavish gifts and large crowds. Shot by the pioneers of Mexican Cinema the brothers Alva. This is a typical example of newsreel material prior to the Mexican revolution. By hemerographical references we know that this footage was presented to the then president of Mexico General Porfirio Díaz in the Castle of Chapultepec, then residence of the president.

Sex, Sensations & Superstars: The History of Danish Silent Cinema

October 2020 •Danish

Documentary on the rise and fall of the Danish silent film industry.

Iwa Wanja - Kissed by fate, forgotten by all

Invalid date •Bulgarian

"Iwa Wanja - Kissed by Fate, Forgotten by Everyone", is dedicated to the German film star with Bulgarian roots Ivanka Janakieva. The actress's life is full of twists, dramas and blows of fate, and her remarkable film career makes her the only Bulgarian woman with a name in European cinema from its silent period.

História de Amor em 16 Quadros por Segundo

October 1998 •Portuguese

The Silent Laugh

July 2023 •Arabic

Charlie Chaplin, The Tramp. In this documentary, we will take a look at the life of actor and director Charlie Chaplin, and talk about his films and hidden symbolisms.

Uzbek Madonna

October 2024 •English

Documentary highlighting clips and providing historical context to surviving silent films from Uzbekistan.

Grace, a Portrait of Grace DeCarlton Ross

January 1983 •English

Documentary chronicling the career of Grace DeCarlton Ross (1890-1983) from her days acting in silent movies to the 1980s when she was living in Portland, Maine and still dancing in her nineties.

The Busy Lesbian Club

July 1934 •French

Prinz Kuckuck

September 1919 •German

The niece and nephew of an eccentric millionaire try to get a share of the now deceased millionaire's inheritance from his adopted son who delights in squandering it. Considered lost.

A Fatal Flirtation

May 1914 •English

This typically rambunctious Keystone comedy features Charlie Murray as a French count who challenges a rival to a duel over the affections of his secretary.