Pioneers of silence

Australia’s silent film era was a flickering age of innovation and daring storytellers. Step into the world of the McDonagh sisters, revisit the enduring charm of The Sentimental Bloke (1919, now restored with a modern soundtrack), and witness the audacity of The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), the world’s first feature film. These works captured a nation’s spirit on celluloid – laying the foundations for all that followed. Experience the magic of cinema before the talkies.