SCMS Event: Silent Gems of the Toronto Archives

SCMS Event: Silent Gems of the Toronto Archives: Another Day and Secrets of the Night

Thursday, March 15, 2018
8:30-10:30 PM
Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto
2 Sussex Ave. (St. George & Sussex)

SCMS, The Silent Cinema, Classical Hollywood, Nontheatrical Film and Media, and Women in Screen History SIGS are pleased to invite you to an evening of rare screenings with live music, a discussion of Toronto’s film and media archives, and a late-night reception.

The event begins with a 30-minute panel discussion with Toronto-area archivists including Alicia Fletcher (Ryerson, previously with TIFF), Katrina Cohen-Palacios (York University), and Christina Stewart (U of T’s Media Commons) who was responsible for overseeing the restoration of the night’s feature film.

The two silent films will then be screened with live musical accompaniment by local pianist Jordan Klapman. Another Day (1934) is a 10-minute Toronto-set “city symphony,” produced by the Toronto Film Club.

Secrets of the Night (1924) is a Universal murder-mystery comedy, starring Madge Bellamy, James Kirkwood, and Zasu Pitts and directed by Herbert Blaché. Secrets was believed lost/incomplete until a 16mm print was found in 2016 in the basement of a Toronto-area home.

Both films, in their own way, point to the long and important film history of Toronto and the continuing significance of its archives.

To be followed by a reception with drinks and late-night refreshments.