Jim and Heinz are two friends who live in Vienna. Heinz is Viennese and Jim is English, so they converse in English. In ‘The Electric Bull Riding Contest’ Heinz is led by Jim to a snowy wasteland just outside Vienna on the pretext of participating in an Electric Bull riding contest and Heinz is very excited at the prospect of finally coming up against his arch nemesis, Matador ‘The Kid’ Jiminez. However this is not to be. Jim has in fact brought Heinz here to demonstrate the powers of a small device he discovered while going through the effects of his recently deceased scientist uncle. What’s more, the ‘device’ turns out to be a working Time Machine. Well, sort of working… Jim and Heinz are two characters who are only slightly aware that they are living in a world full of bizarre events and impossible situations, preferring instead to talk and argue over life’s more trivial facets. In keeping with the novel universe in which the films are set, the look of the films is special as they are made by a process of using hundreds of still images rather than motion video. Special effects are achieved by hand doctoring every picture on a computer. With a nod to Chris Marker’s ‘La Jetee’ and a wink to THX1138, ‘The Electric Bull Riding Contest’ is five minutes during which most people won’t travel anywhere.