At Shadowbox: The Passion of Joan of Arc with live score by The Silent Light

Date
September 28, 2026
Time
7:30PM
Event Type
Multimedia
Details
Live Score
Screening
Free Event
A silent-era classic about the trial and martyrdom of Joan of Arc, reimagined with a live heavy metal score by The Silent Light, blending doom, black metal, and cinematic influence into something entirely new.

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

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Cast
Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley
Screenwriter
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph Delteil
Cinematographer
Rudolph Maté
Editor
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Marguerite Beaugé

The Silent Light is a musical endeavor founded in 2015 by Michael Formanski that breathes new life into classic silent films through the power of live heavy metal. Formanski, composer and film director, crafts each score drawing from the dark and intense realms of black metal, doom metal, and original fantasy soundtracks with influences such as The Body, Sunn O))), Emperor, Summoning, and Nobuo Uematsu

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

The Silent Light is a musical endeavor founded in 2015 by Michael Formanski that breathes new life into classic silent films through the power of live heavy metal. Formanski, composer and film director, crafts each score drawing from the dark and intense realms of black metal, doom metal, and original fantasy soundtracks with influences such as The Body, Sunn O))), Emperor, Summoning, and Nobuo Uematsu.

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The Passion of Joan of Arc
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Runtime
81 minutes
Year
1928
Genre
Historical Drama
The Silent Light
Live Perfomance
The Silent Light
Composer
Michael Formanski
Genre
Heavy Metal