Sunrise: Silent Film with Live Organ Accompaniment by Jay Spencer
Sunday, October 25, 2026
2:30 pm
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1000 Fifth Avenue.
Youngstown, Ohio 44504
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), directed by F.W. Murnau, follows a rural farmer bewitched by a glamorous city woman who convinces him to drown his wife. Unable to commit murder, the farmer follows his fleeing wife to the city, where the couple ultimately rediscovers their love.
The film was lauded for pushing the boundaries of the purely visual and auditory medium. Released right at the dawn of the “talkies,” Sunrise was the first feature film released using the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system, utilizing a fully synchronized musical score and sound effects, though it featured no spoken dialogue.
Janet Gaynor’s deeply expressive performance (achieved without title cards) won her the very first Academy Award for Best Actress, and the film itself was awarded a special prize for “Unique and Artistic Production” at the 1st Academy Awards.
Organist Jay Spencer accompanies this timeless fable about the duality of human nature.
