About Chiswick Movie Theatre

The world-famous Chiswick Movie Theatre,
formed in 2002 by Lawrence O'Connor as a response to having his children turned-away from the National Film Theatre for a screening of an accompanied silent film due to 'local Council Policy' age restrictions.

The only organisation in the UK dedicated to the programming of primarily silent cinema with live, contemporary musical scores.

CMT prospers in the certainty that its screening of these often beautiful films with
their specially commissioned live musical accompaniment is a necessary antidote to
the world of corporate cinema and special effects.

Nurtured by fantastic local support, CMT has grown to become a highly valued cultural addition to the locality of West London & beyond with events often filled to capacity.

These often rare films are selected from deep in the vaults of Britain's celluloid archives.

Chiswick's home-grown classic, silent film institution has grown from strength-to-strength: from humble (but nevertheless very honourable) beginnings as a film society with audiences of only 2 or 3, to now hosting events that are often now filled to capacity.

Live accompaniment by the composer/ performer Mary O'Connor is a regular feature at CMT screenings. Mary has also performed accompaniments to silent films at London's N.F.T , Amsterdam, The British Shakespeare Association Conference , Docklands Museum and the Chichester Film festival amongst others.

So, this season, why not savour the World-famous Chiswick Movie Theatre experience for yourself?!
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