The Grand Feature Film Orchestra
presents
3 Silent Comedies in 1 Show!
Charlie Chaplin in THE RINK
Charlie Chaplin plays an inept restaurant waiter who escapes his job by going roller skating during his lunch break. While at a roller rink, he saves a young woman from a wealthy, hot-tempered man, and she invites him to a skating party. At the party, he has another run-in with the same man and his wife, leading to a chaotic brawl.
Buster Keaton's THE SCARECROW
Two rival farmhands, Keaton and Big Joe, are both in love with the farmer's daughter, Sybil. They live together in a house filled with elaborate, clunky gadgets. To win the girl, Keaton pretends to be a scarecrow to cause trouble for his rival and later tricks Sybil into believing his rival is trying to steal their possessions.
Buster Keaton in ONE WEEK
A newlywed couple receives a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift, but their week-long construction project descends into chaos when a rejected suitor sabotages the project by mixing up the numbered crates. The film follows the couple's attempts to assemble the house, culminating in a spectacular and comical climax.
About the GFFO:
The Grand Feature Film Orchestra - Live to film screenings
live music and sound fx with the movies
We're a nonprofit San Francisco Bay Area group of professional musicians and engineers. With a passion for how music, sound effects, and visual media come together to tell stories, The Grand Feature Film Orchestra presents creative original and restored film scores live with the movie perfectly synchronized with the action on the screen.
Pulling from legendary classic cinema, the GFFO brings historic world-premiere performances mixed with modern flavors to ensure an exciting and unforgettable live concert experience.
in addition to our professional presentations, the GFFO provides free training for aspiring students from high school to advanced college level in film scoring, live performance and engineering. We're dedicated to steward and empower projects that foster community and civic participation and facilitate cultural engagement and free expression.
We're committed to advancing creative connections in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (S.T.E.A.M.) through student projects in collaboration with professional artists and engineers.
Above all, we're here to have fun bringing cinematic art and history to you!