Silent movies

MADRID: Silent films @ Real Jardín Botánico (session 4, teenagers)

Due to the success of the first Pekezine session at the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid in 2025, organized by the CSIC, we’re repeating!

A wonderful selection of short films about nature by filmaker Segundo de Chomón.

I will improvise all new music at the piano!

Free admission, reservation required. (We will announce reservations well in advance.)

 

Links from 2025 sessions (Spanish):

2025’X’22. ‘PequeZine Natural’ se estrena con una sesión de cine mudo dedicada a las flores y la ciencia. El guadarramista

2025’X’22. El Jardín Botánico de Madrid estrena una sesión de cine mudo dedicada a las flores, la ciencia y la fantasía. El cierre digital

2025’X’8. El Jardín Botánico convierte el cine en una escuela verde para familias. Cadena SER

2025’X’6. Palomitas y ecología: cine infantil gratuito en el Jardín Botánico para aprender a cuidar el planeta. OK Diario

2025’X’3. Este curso, no te pierdas el ‘PequeZine Natural’ del Real Jardín Botánico: cine, ciencia, plantas y fantasía. Agenda del CSIC

ALICANTE: ‘Diferente a los demás’ with impro at the piano

….One of my favorite things to do in life is improvising with the piano on silent movies. Use them as a video-score for my creations. I have been doing it since 2003, at the Strade del Cinema festival (Italian Alps), for more than 20 years now, and I have often done it at the International Institute of Madrid, working on pieces from the United States.

….In this case, the Vice-rectorate for Equality, Inclusion and Social Responsibility together with the Film and Audiovisual Department of the University of Alicante, under the coordination of Israel Gil, created a LGTBIQ+ Film Festival to celebrate Pride this coming July. In it, I will play three nights: Thursday 4, Tuesday 16 and Tuesday 23.

….All sessions will be at 7:30 close to the sea, so what could be better to do after beach other than coming to the cinema?

….On Thursday, July 4, we’ll watch Different from the Rest, a German gem from 1919 that happens to be the first gay-themed film in the history of cinema. It has thought-provoking content that still feels modern today.c

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