September 15 - 20, 2026

From epic adventures and sweeping dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies and groundbreaking international cinema, the Fifth Annual Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium celebrates the remarkable diversity of silent film. This year's program features five beloved classics marking their centennial alongside Molly Picon's delightful East and West (1923), each presented with live musical accompaniment by some of the world's finest silent film musicians, including Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals, Jackie Warren, Rodney Sauer, and other special guests. Whether you're a longtime fan or attending your very first silent film, we invite you to experience these extraordinary films as audiences did a century ago—brought to vibrant life on the big screen through the power of live music.