✨ JUST ANNOUNCED: San Francisco Film Preserve presents “Early Irish Films” at the Roxie — a special St. Patrick’s season celebration of newly restored, silent Irish cinema. 🍀📽️ 1/5

Join us tomorrow at 12 pm PT for ONLINE WITH SFFP: “Archiving the Past: Women’s Film History in France.” 🎙️ Film preservation took institutional shape in the 1920s—but who did the work, and who got remembered? 1/3

SFFP Executive Director Kathy Rose O’Regan is this week’s guest on the podcast The Five Best Films of Every Year Ever! 🎙️ 1/3

Now streaming on demand on our YouTube channel: 👉 www.youtube.com/watc... When films were silent, fashion did the talking. “Goddesses in the Machine” explores how early Hollywood turned clothing into cinematic language—shaping character, desire, and the foundations of movie glamour. 1/4

In the U.K. the restoration premier is at the BFI on Sunday with live accompaniment from Stephen Horne! whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

We’re feeling the love 💖 Our restoration of THE GARDEN OF EDEN was voted Best Silent Film Restoration of 2025 by readers of Silent London—an honor that truly means the world to us. 1/4

She’s here—and she’s luminous. ✨ Our copy of FOCUS ON LOUISE BROOKS has arrived from Flicker Alley and this deluxe Blu-ray is a knockout. 👉 flickeralley.com/pro... 1/5

Join us next Friday, February 20 (12–1pm PT) for: ONLINE WITH SFFP — Archiving the Past: Women’s Film History in France 👉 filmpreserve.org/eve... 1/5

San Francisco Film Preserve is utterly thrilled to announce our partnership with Scan2Screen and the BFI National Archive in London to restore the works of Len Lye! 1/4

We’re deeply honored to be recognized in Silent London’s 2025 Poll—thank you to Silent London and to everyone who voted! 🎞️ 1/5

Join us February 20 for the next installment of ONLINE WITH SFFP 🎬 Film archives didn’t just preserve cinema history—they shaped it. 1/4

This week’s Louise Brooks clip comes from JUST ANOTHER BLONDE (1926), where Brooks plays against type as the bookish Diana O’Sullivan in Alfred Santell’s Coney Island rom-com. Even in fragmentary form, her wit, intelligence, and unmistakable screen presence shine through.

Here’s John leading a group of Buster Keaton fans in Hollywood on Buster Keaton Day, 2018. We’re in the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley, that John worked so hard to be officially renamed in honor of the three big silent era comedians. He was such a brilliant researcher of silent film locations. 💔 RIP

In Remembrance: John Bengtson We are deeply saddened to share that John Bengtson—dear friend and founding board member of the San Francisco Film Preserve—passed away on Thursday, January 29. John was a distinguished film historian, author, and lifelong devotee of silent-era cinema. 1/6

Out now from @flicker-alley.bsky.social @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social @thomasgladysz.bsky.social FOCUS ON LOUISE BROOKS – as if you could focus on anything else. flickeralley.com/products/foc...

🎞️ San Francisco Film Preserve at Pirmoji Banga! On February 5, SFFP President Robert Byrne presents “Cinema Slides: The Greatest Images Never Seen” at the Pirmoji Banga Festival in Vilnius. A rare look at cinema history hiding in plain sight. 1/2

UK Premiere — THE GARDEN OF EDEN in 4K! ✨ Lewis Milestone’s dazzling early comedy—minus only the gatling-gun dialogue—plays like a silent screwball, scripted by his longtime collaborator Hans Kraly.

In anticipation of the upcoming Blu-ray FOCUS ON LOUISE BROOKS, we’re sharing a newly restored clip from THE AMERICAN VENUS (1926). Featuring Brooks in her first substantial screen role, this rare surviving footage captures the early spark of an icon—radiant, witty, and unmistakably modern. 📽️

Join us next month for the next installment of ONLINE WITH SFFP, our free monthly virtual series! 🎥 Online with SFFP — “Archiving the Past: Women’s Film History in France” 📅 Friday, February 20, 2026 ⏰ 12:00–1:00 pm PST 👉 REGISTER: filmpreserve.org/eve... 1/4

As it's Robbie Burns Day, my thoughts on a beautifully shot Hollywood film with a Scottish flavour directed by Maurice Tourneur and with an excellent new score from Stephen Horne. Streaming on @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social website! ithankyouarthur.blogspot.com/2026/01/lost...

February at the San Francisco Film Preserve just got even fuller—we’ve updated our February events calendar. From rare restorations to deep dives into film history, we’re bringing archival cinema back to the screen all month long.

Join us next month for the next installment of ONLINE WITH SFFP 🎬 “Archiving the Past: Women’s Film History in France” 📅 Friday, February 20 | ⏰ 12–1 pm PST Film history didn’t preserve itself—and many of the women who built it were written out of the story. 1/3

February at the San Francisco Film Preserve is packed. From rare restorations to deep dives into film history, we’re bringing archival cinema back to the screen all month long.

Join us this Saturday at the Nederlands Silent Film Festival for a special program spotlighting recent silent film restorations. 1/5

Very excited to participate in this online event on February 20 with San Francisco Film Preserve @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social filmpreserve.org/event/online...

Join us this Friday for a fascinating dive into silent-era style. When films didn’t speak, fashion did. 1/5

Flirtation, mischief, and instant sparks. Clara Bow and Clive Brook collide in one of HULA’s most delicious moments—a meet-cute that snaps, smolders, and reminds you why Bow owned the screen in 1927. This is the “It” Girl in full command.

A first look—restored. We’re counting down to the world premiere of HULA (1927), newly restored from a 35mm nitrate print and looking better than it has in 99 years.

Before dialogue, fashion did the heavy lifting. 👗 🎬 ONLINE WITH SFFP kicks off Season 2 with “Goddesses in the Machine,” a bold, eye-opening look at how silent-era Hollywood invented movie glamour—one costume at a time. 1/4

“The ‘IT’ girl — in a grass skirt! Hits again in ‘HULA’” We’re counting down to the world premiere restoration of HULA (1927) with the irresistible Clara Bow on January 11—and sharing a peek at the newly restored original trailer along the way!

WORLD PREMIERE RESTORATION! 🌺 San Francisco Film Preserve is thrilled to unveil the world premiere restoration of HULA (1927), starring the incomparable Clara Bow at the height of her screen power. 1/4

As the year comes to a close, we’re already hard at work on 2026—restorations, screenings, presentations, Blu-rays, online events, and premieres are all on the way. 1/3

As the year winds down, we’re wishing our community a very happy holiday season and a joyful New Year. Thank you for supporting San Francisco Film Preserve and the work we do to safeguard film history. 1/4

JOIN US TOMORROW FOR THE FINAL “ONLINE WITH SFFP” OF 2025! “Action Is the Keynote: Daredevils on the Silver Screen” Friday, December 19 | 12:00–1:00 pm (PT) In the 1910s, death-defying heroes and jaw-dropping stunts packed cinemas and fueled box offices. 1/3

A Silent Film Resurfaces: Watch “The White Heather” (1919), Streaming FREE On Our Site Our 2025 restoration of THE WHITE HEATHER (1919) brings Maurice Tourneur’s striking romantic melodrama back into view, accompanied by a brilliant new score by the renowned Stephen Horne. 1/5

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a moment at SFFP to reflect on our first full year of operation—and to look ahead to what’s coming next. 2025 by the numbers at SFFP: • Restored and preserved 4 feature films, 2 film fragments, 1 short, and 3 trailers 1/7

ONLINE WITH SFFP returns next Friday with a thrill-filled deep dive into the origins of action cinema. Join us on December 19 at 12:00 pm PST for “Action is the Keynote: Daredevils on the Silver Screen,” a free online presentation led by Vienna-based film historian Hemma Marlene Prainsack. 1/5

FUEL THE ADVOCACY THAT SAFEGUARDS CINEMA’S PAST 🎞️ Advocacy is a core part of San Francisco Film Preserve’s mission. Your support helps elevate the essential work of moving image preservation—here in the Bay Area and across the global film heritage community. #FilmSky 1/6

LIVING FOR LULU! PRE-ORDER NOW: FOCUS ON LOUISE BROOKS flickeralley.com/pro... #SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #FlickerAlley #LouiseBrooks #Lulu #FocusOnLouiseBrooks #BlurayRelease #PhysicalMedia #FilmSky 1/8

Early films featuring Louise Brooks to get Blu-ray release via Flicker Alley and @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social and @silentlondon.bsky.social and ME. Details at louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2025/12/once...

Breaking Louise Brooks news! From Flicker Alley and @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social and @thomasgladysz.bsky.social and me!

In partnership with @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social, we are thrilled to announce FOCUS ON LOUISE BROOKS, a collection of rare material featuring the star, including her debut in THE STREET OF FORGOTTEN MEN. flickeralley.com/products/foc...

THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928) at Nederlands Silent Film Festival Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 7:30 pm | @natlabeindhoven.bsky.social 1/5

Experience the high-voltage world of early action cinema! On Friday, December 19 from 12–1 PM PST, join us for “Action is the Keynote: Daredevils on the Silver Screen,” the next edition of ONLINE WITH SFFP, and an exploration of the thrill-seeking Sensationsfilm era of the 1910s. 1/3

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🎬 Reel Access: Bringing Restored Films Back to Audiences San Francisco Film Preserve’s mission rests on four key tenets. Having already highlighted restoration and preservation, this week we focus on access — the essential step that ensures restored films reach audiences.

BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) and BELOW THE SURFACE (1920), two Irvin Willat films beautifully restored by @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social . BTD is an *intense* revenge tale with Wallace Beery perfectly case as one of the most vile villains you'll ever find anywhere. flickeralley.com/products/beh...

Join us Friday, December 19, for the next edition of ONLINE WITH SFFP: “Action is the Keynote — Daredevils on the Silver Screen” In the 1910s, thrill-seeking heroes and breathtaking stunts filled cinemas and electrified audiences. 1/3

🎬 PRESERVING FILM’S FUTURE Your support ensures that restored films remain accessible, discoverable, and permanently preserved. SFFP’s commitment to preservation means we create new negatives of the films we restore, keeping them accessible for years to come. #FilmSky #FilmPreservation #Donation

Another fantastic #SilentFilm talk from the @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social team today. We will post the link for the video when it gets uploaded later on. Don’t forget to follow them as well.