Fact/Fiction 2

Every Picture Tells a Story... or Another

Recently, filmmakers have been drawn to the murky waters around the borders between fact and fiction. The medium of film has always provided fertile ground for investigating what is true and false, but in the wake of fake news and deep fakes, it seems that the concepts of authenticity and artificiality now have sped up their disintegration process. The filmmakers in this programme are interested in the blurred lines creating these dichotomies and blur them further by creating, alternatively countering myths and image manipulation of an exhilarating variety.

The programme contains entertaining critiques of propaganda and polarisation, as well as its own pieces of scathing political positioning. There is deceptive storytelling and educational new ways of coping with new realities, as well as just modest proposals of grand solutions. The secretive stories are often simmering with anger, but conceal their thought-provoking contraband with invention and humour. Because sometimes you just have to laugh at the way we still have to ask ourselves the question: Who can you trust?

Curator: Christoffer Ode

Screened:
THU 24/10, 21:00 FYRIS
SUN 27/10, 17:00 FYRIS

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IN THE AIR TONIGHT

An urban legend about the smash Phil Collins hit induces an uncanny trip through 1980s LA.

United States 2020 / 17:06 / Director: Andrew Norman Wilson

LIVING REALITY

A tonal shift occurs inside the world of an American sitcom resulting in the disruption of the show’s rhythm. As it evolves, a looming presence of banality casts a shadow on the show’s bright lights and bubbly personalities. An emotional exploration of television and the effects it has on its audience.

United States 2024 / 15:48 / Director: Philip Thompson

ROBERTO BAGGIO

July 17th, 1994. Rose Bowl. World cup final, penalty shootout. Roberto Baggio is about to take the shot that can give Italy a chance, or crown Brazil world champions. I was seven, and there was much I didn’t know.

Brazil 2024 / 6:25 / Director: Henrique Cartaxo

POV MEMORY

An army man is locking his trophies in a jewellery box, as a keepsake. He takes a family photo, as a keepsake. He films recruits at boot camp as a keepsake. He is caught on CCTV, committing a crime.The crime will remain embedded in a computer’s Memory.

Azerbaijan 2023 / 13:26 / Director: Igor Smola

NORTEL

Ex-Nortel CEO Frank Dunn tries to navigate the modern world after experiencing a classic case of “tech-boom-rise-and-fall.”

Canada 2023 / 15:22 / Director: Evan Gareth Hoffman

MARGIE SOUDEK'S SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS

An artist and VFX instructor connects with her ageing grandmother, Margie, in a film about collecting, artmaking, and obsessiveness as a way to enhance our realities. Margie has been collecting salt and pepper shakers for 73 years – at 94, her days are spent repeating the same, simple routine. When her granddaughter pays her a visit, the collection, now in the thousands, takes on a new life. The film – part love letter, part documentary, part experiment – merges the real, the fantastical, and the world of a computer desktop.

United States 2022 / 12:24 / Director: Meredith Moore

OUR ARK

An essay film on our efforts to create a virtual replica of the real world.

Netherlands, United States, Turkey 2021 / 12:35 /
Director: Deniz Tortum, Kathryn Hamilton