Not-so-silent Cinema
current Project
Pull up a deck chair at Federation Square's outdoor stage and join us in celebrating the early days of cinema.
Free, classic silent films with live soundtracks by Australian composers and bands in front of the big screen in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
Performance History
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
ACMI and Federation Square (2021) →
Australia
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Lotte Reiniger, Germany 1926) with live score by Phillip Johnston
Sherlock, Jr. (Buster Keaton, USA 1924) with live score by Blue Grassy Knoll
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, Germany 1927) with live score by The New Pollutants
Dr Plonk (Rolf de Heer, Australia 2007) with live score by the Stiletto Sisters
Media
“This splendid entertainment is a breathing, shared creative triumph”
“Their sheer brilliance, inventiveness and musical humour added the perfect touches to Keaton’s whimsical adventures… The Blue Grassy Knoll could not have scored the film any better.”
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