Retroformat Silent Films

Retroformat Silent Films is the proud recipient of a 2021 grant for $1,500.00 from the Los Angeles Breakfast Club Foundation, “in recognition of Retroformat’s efforts to promote education and enthusiasm about the art of silent film…We believe Retroformat Silent Films to be a worthy recipient and it is our sincere honor to be able to support (Retroformat) in this way.” We are proud to be honored by such a historic, distinguished ham-and-eggs organization.

Tonight we remember Nita Naldi, born November 13, 1894. Considered a successor to Theda Bara, she even had a fake story of Italian ancestry cooked up by the press. “We didn't have any censors in those days, but we did have our own bosoms and our own eyelashes... And we never took ourselves seriously.” - Nita Naldi.
Video tribute by Joanna Ramos, of course! Film clips: “Blood and Sand” (1922), “Cobra" (1925). Song; "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado.

Our Mission is to promote education and enthusiasm about the art of Silent Film.
Our Vision is of a future where the silent film era is widely enjoyed & fully appreciated as a cornerstone of modern film & visual art.