Interview

This interview was published in conjunction with the screening of the restoration of The Cameraman at SFSFF 2019. The Cineteca was the recipient of the 2019 SFSFF Award. Summer nights in Bologna provide wonderful opportunities to watch the Bolognese enjoy their passeggiata or join them in this … [Read more...] about Cinema Rediscovered, Italian Style

By any estimation, Donald Sosin has a pretty terrific job. “It beats selling vacuum cleaners,” he joyfully admits. As one of the most accomplished, in-demand, and highly respected composers and performers of silent film scores, his fingers have danced over the piano’s 88 keys in ideal accompaniment … [Read more...] about Chopin in the Dark: An Interview with Donald Sosin

This interview was published in conjunction with the screening of The Last Laugh at SFSFF 2015 Professor Sheldon Mirowitz “conducts” the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra Whose palms wouldn’t begin sweating at the thought of a final exam performed in front of a packed house at the Castro Theatre? But … [Read more...] about Back to School: Sheldon Mirowitz

This interview was published in conjunction with the screening of Within Our Gates at SFSFF 2016 Adolphus Hailstork Sets Micheaux to Music A composer faced with creating a new score for Oscar Micheaux’s landmark 1920 film Within Our Gates might be tempted to emulate the emotional and … [Read more...] about American Symphony