CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium is headed to University Circle for its fall series. The screenings, each paired with live music, will take place at the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium,” said Gabe Pollack, CMA director of performing arts, in a statement. “This is a rare chance to experience the silent cinema as it was meant to be seen and heard— on the big screen, with live music, in a remarkable performing arts setting.”
The museum will present five silent films in its Gartner Auditorium, each one celebrating its centennial. The lineup kicks off Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. with 1925’s landmark achievement in cinema history “The Phantom of the O