Global Haywire is a documentary fable threading live action and animation together in a tale of how East and West have reached the present crisis point. It is a look at why the world is divided into two opposing forces.

Bruce Petty is one of Australia's best-known political satirists and cartoonists. He is a regular contributor to Melbourne's The Age newspaper. His film Leisure won the Oscar for Best Animation (1976). He has published a number of books and his cartoons have also featured in The New Yorker and Punch. He has made a number of award-winning short films. Global Haywire is his first feature.

Claude Gonzalez is a director, producer and curator. His work includes arts documentaries for Australian broadcasters ABC and SBS, plus a number of short films, commercials and video installations. His work has appeared in retrospectives for the Sydney Film Festival (1999, 2004) and the City of Sydney Festival (2000).