Havana Programme

 Friday 23rd

Art of Decision (1: 00:00)

by Mark Linnane & Fionnuala Conway
IRE
WP

The Art of Decision is an interactive multimedia exhibition that encourages the individual to realize their significance in relation to political decision-making. This documentary examines the work of the Art of Decision research team as they formulate an innovative response to the low levels of participation in political decision-making in Ireland . It documents the development of the exhibition through interviews with the research team, and detailed footages of the exhibition.

July 4 , 2004 , Schoolcraft , MI (34:34)

by Kristin Anderson
USA
IP

" July 4, 2004 , Schoolcraft , MI " becomes a portrait of the people across the street, the town itself, and America . It spurs thoughts and conversations surrounding the universal nature of local traditions and rituals.

Art/Conflict: 2 X Zones Ireland and el Pais Vasco (1:10:00)

by Aisling Crudden
IRE
WP

Art/Conflict: 2 X Zones is a feature length documentary shot on DV in 2004/2005 in Ireland and The Basque Country. The documentary based on a multiplicity of interviews conducted over a yearlong period in Ireland and the Basque country. It looks back at localised conflicts from the perspective of a post September 11th World, and explores how fine artists in The Basque Country and Ireland from the late 1960's onwards understood their roles in the midst of situations of ongoing civil conflict.

Saturday 24th

Fudge 44 (1:11:00)

by Graham Jones
IRE

A mockumentary about strange events that occurred in Tokyo last autumn when hundreds of Japanese people claimed they had bizarre encounters with eccentric, three-foot-tall creatures. Through dozens of interviews, Gureamu residents tell their stories and we slowly develop a picture of six small wooden men dressed in expensive suits, behaving with the characteristics of suave criminals.

SCI-FI AND HORROR, SHORTS PROGRAMME:

A:D (ANNO DOMINI) (24:10)

By Timucin Leflef
IRL

2029: Ireland is under a religious dictatorship run by the Pope. Upholding the law are an elite squad known as the 'Malice' clones. When a mad monk (John Collins) leads Malice-101 (Ayse Leflef) to question her superiors, it paves the way to the dictatorship's eventual downfall...

Beta Test (13:00)

By George Drivas
GRC
IP

Beta is the second letter of the Greek alphabet, the letter B.
Beta Test is the story of a City.
Beta is the first version of software, which has to be tested before going to market.
Beta Test is about our future.
Beta Test's a love story about surveillance, urbanity, communication and feelings of non-existence. Which could happen to everyone.

Ability 17:00

By Owen Collumb
IRL.

"Ability" is a black comedy made by people with disabilities. It's the story of a girl living in a Cheshire home who believes she's a care worker that is going to help the residents. Until one night she gets mad and one by one she starts to kill off the residents. In the morning she leaves devoid of any guilt.

How Long Is Forever? (09:11)

By FG
US
IP

"How Long Is Forever?" is a film and series of photographs exploring subculture through narrative. The work follows the ensemble of adolescent protagonists on a night's tour as they ride their choppers, perform tribal rituals and face unforeseeable elements.

The work examines notions of the supernatural and the fantastic, carrying undercurrents of biblical allegory, adolescent angst, identity and alienation.

The Darkside (04:40)

By Shane Sheils
IRL

"The Darkside" is a classic tale of a free spirit hunted down by a steadily growing organisation of mindless, conformist drones.

The Jetty (12:00)

By Andrew Leitch
USA
WP

"The Jetty" is set in an imagined future. A young woman from an underground settlement which is embedded into a transformed landscape, breaks strict taboo and goes above ground to find the elusive jetty. She's caught and punished but given another chance when it's revealed that the settlement's founder is missing and has sent a mysterious farewell transmission from the jetty.

They're Made Out Of Meat (07:24)

By Stephen O'Regan
IRL.

A strange conversation about an unusual discovery. "They're Made Out Of Meat" is based on the cult short story by sci-fi writer Terry Bisson. Starring Sundance Grand Jury Winner Tom Noonan (Heat, Manhunter, The X Files) and top US stand-up Ben Bailey. 

4Play (excerpt) 06:00

By Yella
PRT
IP

"4Play" is based on the premise of a computer game. The main character Boniface will get to know herself by self rebuilding, starting in a skeleton shape - your structure shapes the start. She has to decifer reality from the imaginary by going through different scenarios, like levels in a game. By decoding the clues she can proceed to the next level.