Friday 11 August 2006, 19.00
and Sunday 13 August 2006, 15.00

Programme duration 95 min

You Should Be the Next Astronaut
Charles de Meaux, France 2004, 1'
You Should Be the Next Astronaut is a trailer for a sci-fi film. ‘In 2000 thousands of sci-fi fans bought tickets to films they’d never normally pay to see, simply on the basis that these films were preceded by the trailer for George Lucas’s Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Significantly, once they’d seen the trailer for Lucas’s movie, these sci-fi fans left their seats and the main feature played to row upon row of empty seats.’ (C. de Meaux)

Shimkent Hotel
Charles de Meaux, France 2002, subs, 90’  
In a small, faded hotel room in Central Asia, Alex struggles to regain his memory with the help of a neurophysiologist. Dominated by images of the infinite natural and gigantic industrial landscapes, his memories slowly reveal the story of the naïve adventure he embarked upon with two friends, reaching a climax in the traumatic shock that led to his amnesia.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£4, booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Pierre Huyghe: Celebration Park exhibition