Film Studies to host free silent film screenings

Poster for Silent Film Series - details in story

August 29, 2022

Dr. Michael Page and the UNL Film Studies program will be hosting free screenings of classic silent films throughout the Fall 2022 semester.

The Silent Film Series starts on Thursday, September 15 with comedy shorts starring Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. All screenings will be held in Andrews Hall Room 117 at 6:30pm and will start with a brief introduction to the film(s) from Dr. Page.

Schedule

Thursday, September 15: Silent Comedy Shorts (Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd)
6:30 pm, Andrews Hall Room 117

Thursday, September 29: Lois Weber’s The Blot
6:30 pm, Andrews Hall Room 117

Thursday, October 13: Rupert Julian’s The Phantom of the Opera
6:30 pm, Andrews Hall Room 117

Thursday, October 27: F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu
6:30 pm, Andrews Hall Room 117

Thursday, November 10: Oscar Micheaux’s Body and Soul
6:30 pm, Andrews Hall Room 117