A hidden gem of the silent film comedy landscape, we celebrate the filmmaker Charley Bowers who deserves a moment in the sun. This selection of short films showcases Bowers’s alter ego ‘Bricolo’ alongside the filmmaker’s extraordinary animation and wildly inventive mechanical mayhem. These silent films will play with their film soundtrack.

Egged On 1926

Always looking for the invention that will make him rich, Bricolo tries to build a machine that makes eggs unbreakable. Featuring an incredible animation sequence of cars hatching out of eggs.

23 minutes | All Ages

Many a Slip 1927

Bricolo must solve a problem of astronomical importance: how to make a banana peel less slippery.

26 minutes | All Ages

He Done His Best 1926

For the love of his gal, Bricolo takes a job in a restaurant and rapidly becomes the man who does it all, via his finest invention: a machine that automates the entire restaurant.

24 minutes | All Ages

It’s a Bird 1930

Set in a junkyard, It’s a Bird showcases Charley Bowers’s inventive and playful filmmaking style. The story combines an inspired mix of live action acting, stop motion animation and of course a metal eating bird.

15 minutes | All Ages