Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006

EIFF programme says: "Black Box returns for its fourth year, bringing you the most unusual work from visual artists working in film today."

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Destricted and Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
Black Box 1: "All This Will Outlast Us..." (Year: 2006)
Short film showcase examining the fraility and temporary nature of human existence. Features: Los Caudales, Dies Irae, Elements, Frequency Of The Sun, The Highwater Trilogy, Pan Of The Landscape.
Black Box 2: Ghosts In The Machine ()
Experimental short films concerned with the workplace. Features: Even If She Had Been A Criminal, Factory, Half Life, Monroc, Uso Justo.
But Is It Art...? (Year: 2006)
Black Box special event examining the link between art and film, featuring: Laddy And The Lady, Harrachov and Asunder 002-007: A Chronicle Of Time And People Past.
Destricted (Country: UK, US; Year: 2006; Director: Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Marco Brambilla, Larry Clark, Gaspar Noé, Richard Prince, Sam Taylor-Wood)
Explicit seven-part portmanteau feature examining pornography, sexuality and art.
UK Premiere
Interkosmos (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Jim Finn; Writer: Jim Finn)
A fictional documentary about an East German mission to colonise the moons of Jupiter.
UK Premiere
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un Portrait du 21e Siècle) (Country: France; Year: 2006; Director: Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno; Stars: Zinedine Zidane)
Study of Zinedine Zidane during a Real Madrid match against Villarreal.
International Premiere
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