Screening of the silent masterpiece Grass (1925)

Following last year’s acclaimed performance at Kings Place, Iranian composer Peyman Yazdanian returns with Adib Rostami for a special live accompaniment to the restored silent film masterpiece ‘Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life’ (1925). Presented in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art, New York, this unique event blends cinematic history with a powerful live musical performance.

Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating the centenary of the silent cinema classic Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925), to be screened in a brand-new restoration courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and accompanied by a mesmerizing live performance by acclaimed Iranian composer Peyman Yazdanian.

Grass, one of the canonical greats of the silent era by the directorial team of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack—today mostly remembered for their iconic sound-era cult film King Kong—is a documentary on the heroic annual migration of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes of Iran. It is an epic film about people who live epic lives. The restless filmmakers identify with the people they follow, transforming their journey into some of the grandest vistas of silent cinema ever captured on film.

The film will be accompanied by Peyman Yazdanian, an acclaimed Iranian pianist and composer renowned for his film scores and contemporary classical works. His music, blending Western and Persian influences, has been featured in the soundtracks of films by Abbas Kiarostami and Asghar Farhadi. For this screening, he will be joined by Adib Rostami on kamancheh and tonbak, adding a rich musical dimension to the experience.

This event will last approximately 75 minutes, with no interval.