Bryony Dixon

Bryony is Curator of Silent Film at the BFI. She has researched and written on many aspects of early and silent film and co-directs the annual British Silent Film Festival, as well as programming for a variety of film festivals and events worldwide.

Bryony Dixon

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From the Sight and Sound archive

Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse

Ahead of the solar eclipse on 12 August, we shed some light on a pioneering film from 1900 which is believed to be the earliest surviving astronomical film. In this piece from our August 2019 issue, Bryony Dixon explores its backstory and how early cinema mixed science, entertainment and magic.

By Bryony Dixon

Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse
From the Sight and Sound archive

Festive spirits

By Bryony Dixon

Festive spirits
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