PETROL (2022) by Alena Lodkina Thriller Fantasy Mystery 95' Australia English & Russian with English Subs Festivals Fantaspoa 24, London Oz FF 23, SIWFF 23,Cinemajove 23, Festival Subversif 23, New Directors New Films 23, Kino Athens IFF 23, Marrakech IFF 22, CinefestOZ 22, Melbourne IFF 22 WP Locarno FF 2022
An idealistic film student is drawn into an enigmatic performance artist’s shadowy world
Melbourne-raised filmmaker Alena Lodkina casts an enigmatic spell of a movie centered around a film student named Eva (Nathalie Morris) and her fragmenting interior world. While working on a deeply personal school project, Eva meets the mercurial Mia (Hannah Lynch), with whom she develops a close bond bordering on obsession. As Eva is drawn into Mia’s orbit, she comes increasingly to question her sense of reality,
'Australian Standout at This Year’s New Directors/New Films' - The New Yorker
'Captures the intensity of women's friendships beautifully' - ABC "Calls to mind '60s French sci-fi La Jetée" - TimeOut "Defies genre and flirts with horror" - The Guardian
produced by Kate Laurie, Cinematography by Michael Latham, editing by Luca Cappelli, production design by Leah Popple, and costume design by Phoebe Taylor and score by Mikey Young. Robert Connolly (The Dry) & Liz Kearney (Sweet As) are executive producers. A MIFF Premiere Fund film, with the support of Screen Australia, VicScreen, SBS and Orange Entertainment.