Curated/moderated by J.A.Triliegi

'Reel People' Video Lecture, Book Signing
Sunday, Sept. 15, 12 noon, AFI/Mark Goodson Theater
Howard M. Gluss, Ph.d

Attention all writers and cinephiles: Silver Lake shrink Dr. Gluss has written an in-depth guide for creating authentically flawed characters in stories. The author will present a video lecture to illustrate some of moviedom's most famous archetypes.

The Screenplay Competition & Staged Reading (Free Event)
Sunday, Sept. 15, 6 pm, AFI Mark Goodson Theater

Winning script of the annual Silver Lake Film Festival Screenplay Contest will be announced, followed by a staged reading of the Grand Prize winner. As in past years, expect special guest stars to appear among the cast at the showcase held at the American Film Institute.

8th Annual "Music Box" Steps (Free Event)
Sunday, Sept. 15, noon to 3 pm, Laurel & Hardy Park in Silver Lake

This family event celebrates Silver Lake's cinematic legacy by commemorating the location of Laurel & Hardy's 1932 Oscar-winning short, "The Music Box." The film is screened at the site where the comedic duo attempted to hoist a piano to the top of a steep outdoor staircase. A free event with refreshments provided. Sponsored by the Silver Lake Improvement Association.

L.A. Punk Revisited: Along Chung King Road
Sunday, Sept. 15, 3 pm - 10 pm, Chinatown

What goes around comes around. . .at least where L.A.'s punk scene is concerned. Madame Wong's is no more, but this program celebrates the renascent music, art and fashion scene centered on Chinatown's Chung King Road. More than a mere event, this is a daylong happening: film screenings, book signings, art exhibitions, and performances by The Fuse, Midget Hand Job, The Hangmen.

Art Exhibit
Happy Lion Gallery, 963 Chung King Road - TIME TBA
Vintage punk album cover art by Thaddeus Strode.
Book Signing
Tokyo A-Go-Go, 441 Gin Ling Way - 4 pm
Meet Brendan Mullen, author of 'Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash'

Film Screenings
Electric Orphanage, 975 Chung King Road

The Fuse
Dir. Jensen Rufe, 2002, USA, 24 min, 3 pm
Without having yet released their first LP, The Fuse already are one of the most notorious Los Angeles bands of the 21st Century - loved and hated equally in growing numbers. ÒThe Fuse" is a brief 24-minute look into the band - their music, image and goals.

Raymond Pettibon Retrospective
Sir Drone at 4 pm, with special appearance and book signing by Raymond Pettibon.

Punkalifornication.
Dir. Denis Angus and Julien Petit, 2002, France, video, 26min, U.S. Premiere, 6 pm
Three years in the making, the filmmakers followed punk graphic artist Raymond Pettibon from Vienna to Los Angeles to capture why bands like Black Flag, Minutemen and Sonic Youth demand nothing less.

+ Check Out Border Radio
Allison Ander's first feature set in the L.A. Eighties punk scene. See details, p.3.

Mexican Independence Day Celebration
Monday, Sept. 16, 8 pm, Micheltorena School and #B
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day by embracing the cutting edge of Mexican culture. The evening begins with the screening of the award-winning feature, The Gatekeeper, followed by a musical fiesta at #B (basement of The Echo), featuring Aztlan Unearthed. Music curated by Belinda Peru.

Beyond The Yellow Peril: Asian Americans And Hollywood

BETTER LUCK TOMORROW

Battling racial discrimination and stereotyping, Asian Americans have been influencing Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera, from its earliest days to its latest releases. We contrast the most important Asian American silent era films and artists with new perspectives from Asian America's hottest new filmmakers and scholars. Curated by Eve Oishi.

Films In The Series:

• The Fact Of Asian Women
• Toll Of The Sea
• Better Luck Tomorrow
• The Cheat

What factors determined the roles that Asian Americans played in early Hollywood? How much has the film industry changed for Asian American writers, directors and actors? A panel of filmmakers and scholars will discuss their own experiences making movies and the important figures in Asian America's hidden Hollywood history.

Moderated by Eve Oishi: Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, California State University Long Beach

Panelists:
Linda Mabalot: Executive Director, Visual Communications
Diana Birchall: Author, Onoto Watanna: The Story of Winnifred Eaton
Karin Higa: Curator, Japanese American National Museum
Celine Parreñas Shimizu: Director, Producer, Writer, The Fact of Asian Women

Reading / Book Signing (Free Event)
Sunday, Sept. 15, 6:30 pm, Michael's Room

Winnifred Eaton, the first Asian American novelist and screenwriter, wrote hundreds of screenplays and treatments from 1924 to 1931. Eaton's granddaughter, Diana Birchall, will read from this fascinating woman's personal and published writings and from her own biography of Eaton.

Cinema Prozac: Life And High Times Of Drugs In Film

ACTS OF WORSHIP

Drugs have been used both medicinally and recreationally since the earliest days of recorded history. Undeniably, great works of art and literature have been created under the influence of drugs. The classifi-cation of some drugs as Òillegal" coincided with the rise of the film medium, and filmmakers as early as 1895 were addressing the topic in their movies. This series explores the depiction, and frequent demonization, of drugs in cinema through the screenings of new and old films and a panel discussion that promises lively debate. Curated by Ziggy Mrkich.

Films In The Series:

• Acts Of Worship
• Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children)
• Christiane F (aka We Children From Bahnhof Zoo)
• Subject Narcotics

Panel Discussion (Free Event)
TIME/DATE/LOCATION TBA

Following the screening of SUBJECT NARCOTICS, a panel of speakers, including director Terry Sanders, Charles S. Grob, M.D., Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine/editor of Hallucinogens: A Reader and journalist Paul Cullum, whose article in the L.A. Weekly inspired the series, will discuss the fluid social mores that have influenced how drugs have been depicted in the movies.

Cruel And Unusual: Inside The Prison Industrial Complex
Sunday, Sept. 15, 11:15 am., Los Feliz Theater 3

PROFITS OF PUNISHMENT

U.S prison policies violate international human rights standards, reward corporations for warehousing people and force taxpayers into spending for penitentiaries that decades of studies have shown do not impact crime. In this series, filmmakers how the development of the prison industrial complex has led to the valuing of profits over people, punishment over rehabilitation. Co-sponsored with Critical Resistance L.A. Curated by Cynthia Young.

Films In The Series:

• Profits Of Punishment
• When The Bough Breaks

After the screenings, scholars and activists will discuss the growing opposition to the prison industrial complex and how you can get involved.

Panelists:
Ruth Gilmore, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley
Dylan Rodriguez, Founder of Critical Resistance Los Angeles & Assistant Professor at UC Riverside
Laura Pulido, Associate Professor at USC
Members of FACTS, an organization opposed to California's Three Strikes Law
Moderator: Cynthia Young, Assistant Professor, USC

Distributor Focus: First Look Pictures/Overseas Filmgroup
This year SLFF honors independent distributor First Look Pictures/Overseas Filmgroup for their efforts to extend the reach of independent cinema worldwide. Known for their Oscar-winning films, Before Night Falls and Antonia's Line, and this year's nominated Elling, First Look is a long-standing leader in international cutting-edge motion pictures.

Films In The Series:

• Party Girl
• Johns
• American Rap Stars

Native Cinema

NATIVE WISDOM

Native Americans have been portrayed in cinema through the eyes and ideology of the white world, both on screen and behind the camera. With this year's success of films by Native-American filmmakers such as The Fast Runner, Skins and The Business of Fancy Dancing, the stereotype has finally been broken. This series continues the exploration of the contemporary world of Native Americans. Special guest performances precede all three screenings. Curated by Julianna Brannum.

Films In The Series:

• Dancing on Mother Earth
• Rocks With Wings
• Native Shorts

A Tribute To Shirley Knight
Sunday, Sept. 14 - American Film Institute

Known to her industry peers as Òthe actor's actor," Shirley Knight - twice nominated for the Academy Award - has forged a career of memorable performances in movies that matter. Come join us in this tribute to an independently-minded career with two of her most celebrated film performances. Between screenings, a question-and-answer session with Ms. Knight, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's David Hunter, will be held at 2:30 pm at the AFI's Mark Goodson Theater. Curated by David Andrusia.

Films In The Series:

• Dutchman
• The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs