MON 01 SEPTEMBER Westbourne Studios AMERICAN AVANT GARDE 6–11pm The River On Randolph Street Zahik Rizvi 17mins 12A Jude and Rebecca’s weekend trip to Vegas leads down a dark road of desperation, where a chance encounter with a stranger leads to one last game.... A game where the stakes are eternal. Drama, USA 68° & Clear Dawn Westlane 13mins 12A An eleven-year-old black mugger saves the life of a suicidal 40-something white woman. Just another day in L.A., where it’s always 68? and clear. Drama, USA Dishonourable Killing Richard Wolf 25mins 12A An investigative and poetic documentary about honor killings of woman in Kurdistan. Filmed with unprecedented access in remote rural communities of South- East Turkey, Dishonorable Killing pitches the weight of tradition against the extraordinary courage of real-life women. Documentary, USA The Ticket Patrick Sheridan 5mins 12A Following her mother’s unexpected death, a teenage girl decides that suicide is her ticket out of sadness. After she overdoses on pills, she travels along the road to the next world and meets a long-lost relative who shows her that she still has time to choose life...but is the pain to strong to let her go back,? Drama, USA 7:00 Entry Of Buildings Gil Seltzer 9mins 12 Post 9/11 New York. A state of heightened alert. A mysterious old man prowls around one of the city’s most amazing architectural marvels. Is he friend or foe? Two overzealous security guards make it their mission to bring him to justice. Drama, USA Unfortunate Son Greg Wilcox 3mins 18 Americans love affair with the military begins when they are young. Children climb on weapons of death and parents take their photograph. far from the family and the press, they kill for political leaders. Far from their indoctrination, they are killed. Art Documentaries, USA One Two Punch Timothy L. Anderson 9mins 15 Circumstantial evidence and two guys in rabbit suits cost Jack his already rocky relationship. Comedy, USA 7:30 A Walk Into The Sea Esther. B.Robertson 60mins 15 Virtually unknown today, Danny was Andy Warhol's lover, and a promising young filmmaker. The discovery of 20 never-before- seen films William's made during his time at the Factory-- and whose many subjects include Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Paul Morrissey, Brigid Berlin, Billy Name and what may be the earliest known footage of the Velvet Underground – reveals a luminous talent and a stark gap in the historical record. Documentary, USA 8:30 Black White & Gray James Crump 73mins 18 A fascinating documentary following the complex relationship between photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and his lover and wealthy patron Sam Wagstaff. Wagstaff pulled Mapplethorpe from his suburban Queens existence, gave him a camera and brought him into this art world that seemed to be waiting for him, creating the man whose infamous images instilled emotions ranging from awe to anger. The film also explores the relationship both men had with musician/poet Patti Smith. Wagstaff’s death from AIDS, in 1987, and later Mapplethorpe’s death in 1989, marked the end of an era. Documentary, USA 9:45 Celluloid#1 Steve Staso 80mins 18 This film is a confetti of references to the genius of Warhol, Fassbinder, the era of “The Hustler” and the glory of black and white. “Celluloid#1” is ultimately about celluloid and how it captures us, as Cprice says, “it is us in our glamour, it is us in our disease”. The film exposes the tawdry addiction to our “soft celebrity” culture, which is stuck like chewed gum to the souls of our shoes. Drama, USA back to schedule