AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a historic, restored movie theater and cultural venue operated by the American Film Institute that hosts film screenings, festivals, and educational programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center canonical | 3 |
| American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T959529 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Context triple: [Silver Spring, Maryland, hasLandmark, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center]
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A.
Kirk Douglas Theatre
The Kirk Douglas Theatre is a performing arts venue in Culver City, California, known for staging contemporary plays and innovative theatrical productions.
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B.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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C.
Arlington Theatre
Arlington Theatre is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Santa Barbara, California, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and role as a key site for film festivals and cultural events.
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D.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
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E.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Target entity description: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a historic, restored movie theater and cultural venue operated by the American Film Institute that hosts film screenings, festivals, and educational programs.
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A.
Kirk Douglas Theatre
The Kirk Douglas Theatre is a performing arts venue in Culver City, California, known for staging contemporary plays and innovative theatrical productions.
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B.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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C.
Arlington Theatre
Arlington Theatre is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Santa Barbara, California, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and role as a key site for film festivals and cultural events.
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D.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
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E.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
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cultural center ⓘ historic building ⓘ movie theater ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classic cinema
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documentary film ⓘ independent film ⓘ international cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
art house cinema
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repertory cinema ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
35mm projection
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concessions ⓘ digital projection ⓘ lobby exhibition space ⓘ modern projection equipment ⓘ multiple screening rooms ⓘ restored historic auditorium ⓘ |
| hasMission |
film education
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preservation of film heritage ⓘ promotion of cinematic arts ⓘ |
| hasUse |
community events
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educational programs ⓘ film festivals ⓘ film screenings ⓘ premieres ⓘ retrospectives ⓘ special events ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.afi.com/silver/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic theater ⓘ |
| hosts |
film festivals
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retrospective series ⓘ special screenings ⓘ themed film series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
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Montgomery County ⓘ
surface form:
Montgomery County, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
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| offers |
family programs
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film education programs ⓘ filmmaker Q&A sessions ⓘ lectures ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| operator | American Film Institute ⓘ |
| originalName | Silver Theatre ⓘ |
| ownedBy | American Film Institute ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Film Institute
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surface form:
American Film Institute exhibition venues
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Description of subject: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a historic, restored movie theater and cultural venue operated by the American Film Institute that hosts film screenings, festivals, and educational programs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
Silverdocs documentary film festival (now AFI Docs, formerly held there)
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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
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subject surface form:
Silverdocs