PETROL

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 ' - 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

Costume design by
Phoebe Taylor

Score by
Mikey Young

Executive producers
Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney

A MIFF Premiere Fund film
with the support of Screen Australia,
VicScreen, SBS and Orange Entertainment.