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20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023

Petrol

Alena Lodkina

Australia

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Director's Biography

Alena Lodkina is a Russian-born, Melbourne-based director. Her debut feature, Strange Colours (2017), had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Petrol (2022), which is her most recent film, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival this year.

2022
85
English, Russian
Sun 13 / 15h00 / Salle des Ministres
Mon 14 / 19h00 / Le Colisée

In the presence of the film crew

Eva, an impressionable film student, befriends Mia, a charismatic performance artist who quickly captures her imagination. As Eva moves in with Mia and their lives grow more entwined, Eva embarks on a journey of awakening, haunted by dreams, fantasy and ghosts. Petrol is a story of a haunted friendship between two young women discovering the world and themselves through a strange bond.

Director : Alena Lodkina
Producer : Kate Laurie
Screenwriter : Alena Lodkina
Cinematographer : Michael Latham
Production Designer: Leah Popple
Editor : Luiz Pretti
Sound : Gustavo Fioravante, Pablo Lamar, Ariel Henrique
Music : Raven Mahon, Mikey Young

Nathalie Morric, Hannah Lynch

Production Company : Arenamedia
International Sales : Alief

Pays

Australia

année

2022

durée

85

langue

English, Russian