Sound of Silent Film Festival

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its 19th year, is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live.

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its 19th year, is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live. The festival hits NYC on May 31st!

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival returns to New York City for one exciting show at Symphony Space in Manhattan.  Don’t miss it!

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its 18th year, is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live.

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its 17th year, is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live.

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live. Our 16th annual festival features two exciting all-new programs presented outdoors at the VIN312 parking lot and, the following weekend, virtually.

We source the films through a global call, commission the composers and our wonderful musicians bring it all to life.

April 30 and May 1, 2021 7:00 PM
VIN312 Parking Lot
$20

PERFORMED BY

Chris Ramaekers – Music Director
David Wetzel – Technical Director

Alyson Berger – cello
Christie Miller – clarinet
Marianne Parker – piano
Brent Roman – percussion
Trevor Patricia Watkin – flute
Amy Wurtz – piano
Henry Zheng – violin

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival turns 15 this year!  We’re celebrating the anniversary with two ambitious virtual programs featuring fourteen short modern silent films with newly commissioned musical scores performed live.

This year’s selections include three dramatic thrillers, two comedies, one dark comedy, one very dark comedy, an offbeat romance, two compelling dramas, one that kind of pulls at your heart strings, a compelling look at modern Hong Kong, two gorgeously animated films and a dance film.

There are two completely different programs and they will be live streamed

This is a free presentation but we’re asking for a $20 suggested donation per household.  If you like what you see and hear please consider donating.

PERFORMED BY

Chris Ramaekers – Music Director
David Wetzel – Technical Director

Alyson Berger – cello
Christie Miller – clarinet
Marianne Parker – piano
Brent Roman – percussion
Trevor Patricia Watkin – flute
Amy Wurtz – piano
Henry Zheng – violin

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its fourteenth year, returns to the lovingly restored Davis Theater with two all-new programs.

Featuring newly composed scores performed live to modern silent films from around the world, this one night only event is a don’t miss.

The 7:00 main show features films that have been meticulously scored and rehearsed with the music conducted live to the films.

The 9:30 “late night” show is a more experimental format with improvisation and composers performing their own music.

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival moves to the lovingly restored Davis Theater with an all-new program and, for the first time, a special late night “viewer discretion advised” program.

Featuring newly composed scores performed live to modern silent films from around the world, this one night only event is a don’t-miss!

Our twelfth annual Sound of Silent Film Festival returns to the gorgeous Music Box Theater with an all-new program!

Featuring newly composed scores performed live to modern silent films from around the world, this one night only event is a don’t miss.

“Of all the art forms, music takes the shortest route to the heart, and this is especially true of live music,” says acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, and SOSF 2011 alumnus Guy Maddin. “Something truly alchemical happens when film gets a live score.”

DETAILS
Saturday, April 22 2017 7:30 PM
Music Box Theater
3733 N. Southport Ave.
$20 door, $15 online, $8 students and seniors (with ID)

Student/senior tickets (must show ID at the door)

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival celebrates its eleventh year with a move to the gorgeous Music Box Theater for an all-new program!

Featuring newly composed scores performed live to modern silent films from around the world, this one night only event is a don’t miss.

“Of all the art forms, music takes the shortest route to the heart, and this is especially true of live music,” says acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, and SOSF 2011 alumnus Guy Maddin. “Something truly alchemical happens when film gets a live score.”

DETAILS
Saturday, April 16 2016 7:30 PM
Music Box Theater
3733 N. Southport Ave.
$20

We’re going to the big time!  ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival is moving to Chicago’s premiere art house cinema venue, the Music Box.  Sound of Silent Film features newly composed scores we commission performed live to modern silent films.

We source the films through an international call, strip whatever sounds might be on them (with the director’s approval of course) and then commission composers to write a new score which our wonderful musicians then perform live while you enjoy popcorn and a beer, or the beverage of your choice.

One night only!

The Sound of Silent Film Festival is the only festival in the country featuring newly composed scores performed live to modern silent films.

That’s right, silent films by living directors!  We commission new music for them and perform it live to the films.

This year’s Sound of Silent Film Festival is a very special event featuring one feature length film scored by four composers. The film is Hiroshi Teshigahara’s masterpiece Gaudí about the legendary Barcelona architect.  Don’t miss this special performance!

This year’s Sound of Silent Film Festival features a new score to the classic Chris Marker film La Jetée by Seth Boustead!  We’ll also screen The Waiting Room by Jos Stelling with a new score by John Elmquist.

This year’s Sound of Silent Film Festival features new scores performed live to Martin Scorsese’s classic silent film The Big Shave and Osama Tezuka’s animated film The Mermaid.

Films by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Brian Kallies, Chris Mancini, Manoel de Oliveira and Gus van Sant round out the program.

All films will be screened in silence with a new score performed live.

The Sound of Silent Film Festival, now in its fifth year, features new scores performed live to modern silent films from around the world.  We commission new scores and play them live to the films in a theater with a bar.