PETROLIO

X

X is a cinematic ritual aimed at appeasing the ancestral spirits of the industrial workforce. The film is inspired by the lives of the filmmaker's father and grandfather, who also play the lead roles.

MAREIKE WEGENER
DOCU-FICTION
D - 2021, 29', 4K, COLOR
synopsis

WRITER & DIRECTOR & EDITOR

Mareike Wegener

STARRING

Eckhard Wegener
Dieter Becker
Jens Habers
Helene Krüger
Rainer Lade
Veronika Zimmermann
Moritz Goldschmidtböing

CINEMATOGRAPHY & SOUND

Johannes Klais

Hannes Lang

Colorist

Holger Hessinger
Guerilla Gardens

SOUND MIX

Erik Reck
Gerald Cronauer
Torus GmbH

Sound Design

Erik Reck

TITLE DESIGN

Carmen Strzelecki

WITH MUSIC BY

Michael Lambright
Thom Kubli
Robert Johnson
Eckhard Wegener

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTING

Boris Dillen

ProduCER

Hannes Lang
Mareike Wegener
for
PETROLIO FILM

World Sales

Distribution Oberhausener Kurzfilmtage

FUNDED BY

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien

Festivals (SELECTION)

2021:
Oberhausener Kurzfilmtage
Tacoma Film Festival
San Francisco Shorts
Filmfestival Münster
Underdox München
Asti Int. Film Festival
Hong Kong Int. Short Film Festival
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
Mayworks Toronto
2022:
Int. Short Film Festival Kolkata
Marocco Kurzfilmfestival
Filmzeit Allgäu
Transit Film Festival
2023:
Los Angeles Indie Film Festival

AWARDS

German Short Film Awad in Silver (2021)
Jury Award, San Francisco Short Film Festival (2021)