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Festival Schedule

May 5 - 11, 2022 at the Castro Theatre

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Thursday, May 5

7:00 PM
Foolish Wives05 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by Timothy Brock conducting the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra
9:30 PM
Opening Night Party05 May at 9:30 PM
Live music, food, cocktails, and fun!

Friday, May 6

11:00 AM
Amazing Tales from the Archives06 May at 11:00 AM
Live music by Guenter Buchwald
2:30 PM
Below the Surface06 May at 2:30 PM
Live music by Philip Carli
4:45 PM
The Primrose Path06 May at 4:45 PM
Live music by Wayne Barker
7:00 PM
Blind Husbands06 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
9:20 PM
Waxworks06 May at 9:20 PM
Live music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius

Saturday, May 7

11:00 AM
King of the Circus07 May at 11:00 AM
Live music by Philip Carli
1:00 PM
The Great Victorian Moving Picture Show07 May at 1:00 PM
Live music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
3:00 PM
Steamboat Bill, Jr.07 May at 3:00 PM
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
5:00 PM
Apart From You07 May at 5:00 PM
Live music by Guenter Buchwald
7:00 PM
Rebirth of a Nation07 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by DJ Spooky and Classical Revolution with Guenter Buchwald
9:20 PM
Salomé07 May at 9:20 PM
Live music by the Matti Bye Ensemble

Sunday, May 8

11:00 AM
Penrod and Sam08 May at 11:00 AM
Live music by Donald Sosin and Frank Bockius with William Lewis accompanying the short film
1:30 PM
Prem Sanyas08 May at 1:30 PM
Live music by Club Foot Hindustani featuring Pandit Krishna Bhatt
4:30 PM
Arrest Warrant08 May at 4:30 PM
Live music by the Sascha Jacobsen Quintet
7:00 PM
Sylvester08 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by Timothy Brock conducting the San Francisco Silent Movie Orchestra
9:00 PM
A Trip to Mars08 May at 9:00 PM
Live music by Wayne Barker

Monday, May 9

12:00 PM
Skinner's Dress Suit09 May at 12:00 PM
Live music by Philip Carli
2:00 PM
The Fire Brigade09 May at 2:00 PM
Live music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
4:15 PM
Limite09 May at 4:15 PM
Live music by the Matti Bye Ensemble
7:00 PM
Dans la Nuit09 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by Stephen Horne

Tuesday, May 10

12:00 PM
A Sister of Six10 May at 12:00 PM
Live music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius
2:30 PM
The Street of Forgotten Men10 May at 2:30 PM
Live music by Donald Sosin
4:30 PM
The History of the Civil War10 May at 4:30 PM
Live music by Anvil Orchestra
7:00 PM
The Hunchback of Notre Dame10 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

Wednesday, May 11

12:00 PM
Smouldering Fires11 May at 12:00 PM
Live music by Stephen Horne
2:15 PM
Salt for Svanetia11 May at 2:15 PM
Live music by the Matti Bye Ensemble
4:30 PM
The Divine Voyage11 May at 4:30 PM
Live music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius
7:00 PM
Lady Windermere's Fan11 May at 7:00 PM
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

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