Film Festival: Kansas Silent Film Festival, February 27-28, 2026

The 29th Kansas Silent Film Festival is taking place on February 27-8, 2026! This year, their line-up features the work of several women film pioneers, including Her Night of Romance (1924) produced by and starring Constance Talmadge; The Wind (1928) starring Lillian Gish; and Alice in Wonderland (1903) starring May Clark and Margaret Hepworth.

Additionally, Melissa Talmadge Cox, the granddaughter of Natalie Talmadge and Buster Keaton, will be this year’s featured guest speaker.

View the full program here. Admission is free.

Constance Talmadge in Her Night of Romance (1924). Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Constance Talmadge, c. 1927.

Lillian Gish in The Wind (1928). Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.