SILENT BRITAIN - Early British cinema (Documentary) Part 1 of 2

Matthew Sweet tells the intriguing story of the Britain's film industry during the Silent Era in this two-part documentary, which includes historical movie clips from the vaults of the British Film Institute (BFI).
Part 2 can be watched here • SILENT BRITAIN - Early...
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses lottery funds to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The BFI maintains the world's largest film archive, the BFI National Archive, previously called National Film Library (1935-1955), National Film Archive (1955-1992), and National Film and Television Archive (1993-2006). The archive contains more than 50,000 fiction films, over 100,000 non-fiction titles, and around 625,000 television programmes. The majority of the collection is British material but it also features internationally significant holdings from around the world. The Archive also collects films which feature key British actors and the work of British directors.
The BFI runs the BFI Southbank (formerly the National Film Theatre (NFT)) and London IMAX cinema, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London. The IMAX has the largest cinema screen in the UK and shows popular recent releases and short films showcasing its technology, which includes 3D screenings and 11,600 watts of digital surround sound. BFI Southbank (the National Film Theatre screens and the Studio) shows films from all over the world, particularly critically acclaimed historical and specialised films that may not otherwise get a cinema showing. The BFI also distributes archival and cultural cinema to other venues - each year to more than 800 venues all across the UK, as well as to a substantial number of overseas venues. [Wikipedia]
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[@charlesramos4294]

As a fan of British silent cinema, I really liked this first episode. I just wish more clips of surviving films from the mid 1910’s including A Message from Mars (1913) Trapped by the London Sharks (1916) and especially Lady Windermere’s Fan (1916). Thank You for uploading this documentary series. On to part two!

[@uncled39]

England's early contribution to cinema has been forgotten. We got there first. Recognition is due.

[@jeffcher10]

Fabulous documentary - Many thanks for sharing.

[@shortcuts-YT]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KendonMcMahon-kc9nq]

I don't u derstan why the Brits don't promote more their early film industry.let the whole world know what was achieved

[@AndyMakesPlaylists]

This is much better than most documentaries of this type. However, I object to the frequent and ahistoric use of words and phrases like "this was the first" and "the very first." You don't know this.
The vast majority of films from these eras are lost. There could easily have been earlier examples of cross-cutting, wipes, etc., that you're unaware of.
It would have been so much savvier and more accurate to say "the earliest we know about" or "one of the first."

[@shortcuts-YT]

Thank you for your comment.

[@neonatalpenguin]

Thank you for uploading this. Do you have Sweet's BBC documentary Shepperton Babylon?

[@shortcuts-YT]

Sorry, can't help you there, but thanks for your comment.

[@julieashurst7448]

@@shortcuts-YT you are useful

[@julieashurst7448]

@@shortcuts-YT you are useful

[@shortcuts-YT]

@@julieashurst7448 Thank you!

[@orion1052003]

Are there any British Silent films based on the novels of Ann Radcliffe?