As part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund projectÂ
MOONBEAM MAGICÂ
Unity Arts and the Rio Cinema are hosting an event
SEPTEMBER 29 from 830pm
The Beauty of Silent Film
looking at the history of silent movies in post WWI Britain.
This in the year that the Rio celebrate their 115th Anniversary as arguably the longest running cinema in the UK.
The event will include a presentation by expert Andrew Woodyatt from the Rio Cinema, a live performance from Dan de la Motte and Lil Warren created by Unity Arts, based on the very first films made by Edison.
There will be a small installation in the foyer created by participants in our first set of Silent Film workshops at St Margaret’s House in Bethnal Green (where silent star Mabel Poulton is from). One discovery was the first screen male on male kiss.
All followed by a screening of the silent film The Pleasure Garden, the directorial debut of Alfred Hitchcock.
The bar will be open. There will be 1920s music played and a bottle of champagne for the most interesting costume worn!!!
This is a FREE event but you need to register on the link below (for obvious reasons).
https://beautyofsilentcinema.eventbrite.co.uk
DOORS OPEN 8PM.
Unity Arts London 