Hippodrome Silent Film Festival (HippFest)

This transportative cinema experience has earned its place on Scotland’s cultural calendar. Now in its 13th year, the five-day event returns to Bo’ness where it takes over Scotland’s oldest cinema to show a selection of the silent era’s most glamorous faces. The programme includes special commissions, screenings, workshops and community gala events hosted both in person and online, and while the films themselves may not contain audio, live musical accompaniment performed by a range of international musicians ensures a sprinkling of multi-sensory magic.

Last year’s event included a screening of Murnau’s City Girl (1930) with live accompaniment by the Dodge Brothers and a live narration of L’Herbier’s L’Homme Du Large (1920) by actor Paul McGann. This year’s programme will be available from 7 February.