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SFSFF 2016 Programs

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AMAZING TALES FROM THE ARCHIVES
Live music by Stephen Horne

THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY AND OTHER COMEDY RESTORATIONS
Live music by Jon Mirsalis

BEGGARS OF LIFE
(d. William A. Wellman, United States, 1928)
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

BEHIND THE DOOR
(d. Irvin V. Willat, United States, 1919)
Live music by Stephen Horne

DESTINY
(d. Fritz Lang, Germany, 1921)
Live music by Stephen Horne Ensemble

FANTASIA OF COLOR IN EARLY CINEMA
Live music by Donald Sosin

GIRLS WILL BE BOYS
Live music by Maud Nelissen and Frank Bockius

THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT
(d. René Clair, France, 1927)
Live music by Guenter Buchwald Ensemble

THE LAST WARNING
(d. Paul Leni, United States, 1929)
Live music by Donald Sosin

LES DEUX TIMIDES
(d. René Clair, France, 1928)
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

MOTHERS OF MEN
(d. Willis Robards, United States, 1917)
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

NANOOK OF THE NORTH
(d. Robert Flaherty, United States, 1922)
Live music by Matti Bye Ensemble

SHOOTING STARS
(d. A.V. Bramble and Anthony Asquith, United States, 1928)
Live music by Stephen Horne

THE STRONGEST
(d. Axel Lindblom and Alf Sjöberg, Sweden, 1929)
Live music by Matti Bye Ensemble

THAT NIGHT’S WIFE
(d. Yasujiro Ozu, Japan, 1930)
Live music by Maud Nelissen

VARIETÉ
(d. E.A. Dupont, Germany, 1925)
Live music by Berklee Silent Film Orchestra

WHEN THE CLOUDS ROLL BY
(d. Victor Fleming, United States, 1919)
Live music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius

WITHIN OUR GATES
(d. Oscar Micheaux, United States, 1920)
Live music by members of the Oakland Symphony and Chorus, conducted by Michael Morgan

A WOMAN OF THE WORLD
(d. Malcolm St. Clair, United States, 1925)
Live music by Donald Sosin

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