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The International Youth Silent Film Festival was founded in 2009 by organic pear farmer Jon “JP” Palanuk after he attended a live theatre organ concert. So inspired by what he heard, Jon decided to create a competition where young filmmakers could create their own silent movies. Silent films are the most classic form of movie entertainment and the easiest to create using modern technology. No sound editing? No problem! Past judges have included Gus Van Sant, Tom DeSanto and Chuck Palahniuk.

Harold Hickory (Harold Lloyd), a feeble boy in an otherwise brawny family, is known for being clever -- and getting into trouble. After inviting the lovely carnival worker, Mary Powers, into his home, Hickory discovers that a large sum of money entrusted to his father has gone missing. In this slapstick tale of mystery, Hickory must think fast in order to clear his family name. This is considered to be one of Lloyd’s best films by critics and fans.

PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT BY DR. LARRY SCHANKER

A hapless but resilient tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls in love with a blind flower girl on the tough city streets. Upon learning that she and her grandmother are to be evicted from their home, the tramp undertakes a series of attempts to provide them with the money they need, all of which end in humiliating failure. But after a drunken millionaire lavishly rewards him for saving his life, the tramp can change the flower girl’s life forever.

PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT BY DR. LARRY SCHANKER

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IYSFF WINNERS (2015)

THE KID BROTHER (1927)

CITY LIGHTS (1931)