This 100 year old epic adventure is still roaring with life

Join us for a special screening of this adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved novel; it was one of the first films to use stop-motion animation, and had a monumental impact on genre filmmaking as far forward as Jurassic Park. It will be accompanied by a live, entirely improvised organ recital by the award-winning composer Dr. David Bednall, blending silent cinema with live music to create a unique performance that promises to add another dimension to this remarkable film.

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Explore the origins of horror cinema, with a very special live organ recital

Join us at St Mary Redcliffe this October for a very special anthology screening of some of the earliest horror films ever made. These seldom-screened gems from cinematic history will be accompanied by a live, entirely improvised organ recital by the award-winning composer Dr. David Bednall, blending silent cinema with live music to create a unique performance that promises to add another dimension to these remarkable films.

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A double bill of century-old comedy with a very special score

Join us at St Mary Redcliffe this April for a very special centenary double bill screening of two films from one of the all-time great filmmakers and performers, Buster Keaton, accompanied by a live, entirely improvised organ recital by the award-winning composer Dr. David Bednall, blending silent cinema with live music to create a unique performance that promises to add another dimension to Keaton’s capers, 100 years since they first delighted audiences.

“The first true horror film” will still mesmerise you more than a century since its release

Join us at St Mary Redcliffe in the run-up to Halloween for a spine-chilling screening of the 1920 masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. The grandfather of the horror genre will be accompanied by a live soundtrack courtesy of Bristol-based quartet Minima, who specialise in spellbinding contemporary accompaniments to silent films. Their performance for this seminal film is an event not to be missed!

A milestone anniversary for a cinema titan, with a once-in-a-lifetime score

Join us in marking 100 years of one of the greatest and most successful silent films ever made, in the fitting and breathtaking setting of Bristol Cathedral, with a live improvised organ accompaniment from musician and composer David Bednall.

Can be film made 100 years ago still scare you? We think so!

Join us for our inaugural screening at St Mary Redcliffe this November for a spine-chilling screening to celebrate 100 years since the release of Nosferatu. The original vampire film will be accompanied by a live soundtrack courtesy of Bristol-based quartet Minima, who specialise in spellbinding contemporary accompaniments to silent films. Their performance for the centenary of this seminal film is an event not to be missed!

Long believed lost forever, the full cut of the seminal sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis comes to Bristol Cathedral this Spring, with a live improvised organ accompaniment from musician and composer David Bednall.