Silent City Film Festival will take place this October right on the water in the heart of lovely Ithaca New York. A Thursday-Sunday festival dedicated to the virtual and visual relationship of music and film.

For more than 100 years music and film have experienced a thriving and constantly evolving relationship. From the live musical accompaniment of silent films at the turn of the 20th century, the the proliferation of popular music woven into the fabric of feature films, to the explosion of music videos in the 80s, to today: a world where it has never been more accessible to set music to images in motion as we move through the world armed with pocket-sized film studios, cameras, software, and millions of hours of audio at our fingertips.

Our goal with this festival is to treat attendees to an exciting blend of feature-length and short films, video art and music videos, roundtable discussions, exhibits, and performances... all exploring the interconnectivity and accessibility of music and motion pictures.

And to top it all off, Silent City Film Festival will be anchored by Ithaca's history as the Silent Era's "Hollywood Before Hollywood". Screenings of silent films with live accompaniment, talks, an engagement with history and more.