April 9 - 7:00pm

(Near Coober Pedy)
6 atmospheric experimental films exploring place, weather, light & the environment including: George Kuchar’s playful documentation of a thunderstorm over a motel, Wild Night in El Reno (1978) 6 mins; 2 of Corinne & Arthur Canrtill’s extraordinary explorations of the Australian landscape, Aireys Inlet (1997) 4 mins & Near Coober Pedy (1977) 14 mins; & 3 films exploring gardens, artificial & pristine environments by seminal avant-garde American filmmakers of the post war-period, Kenneth Anger (Eaux D’artifice (1953) 13 mins), Marie Menken (Glimpse of the Garden (1957) 5 mins) & Stan Brakhage (The Shores of Phos (1972) 10 mins).
April 9 - 8:05pm
James Benning (1986) 95 mins
A reflective mediation by sublime minimalist & key American independent filmmaker Benning on the relationships between 2 well-known murderers & the environments in which their acts occurred including Ed Gein, the inspiration for numerous slasher films including Psycho & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A dense, collagist insight into the mind of violent criminals that explores historical & social contexts as well as the mental & physical dimensions of landscape.
April 9 - 9:50pm
Péter Forgács (1996) 62mins

One of Hungarian found footage filmmaker & archivist Forgács’ most extraordinary & devastating works. Part 9 of his career-spanning series Private Hungary, it re-presents home movie footage shot by László Rátz, an ensign in the 2nd Hungary Army, during their campaign in the Ukraine in 1942. This candid, observational footage provides a unique everyday portrait & alternative view of the Eastern front & of events leading up to the cataclysmic confrontation with the Soviets at the river Don.