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Winner of Jury Prize
Winner of Jury Prize
“A richly cinematic post-industrial folktale that traverses subterrestrial realms.” – F3 Film Magazine
X Germany Narrative
A reimagination of the demonic crossroad myth, X takes place in the postindustrial landscape of Germany's western coal mining region.
A reimagination of the demonic crossroad myth, X takes place in the postindustrial landscape of Germany's western coal mining region.
DIRECTOR PROFILE
Mareike Wegener
Synopsis :
A reimagination of the demonic crossroad myth, X takes place in the postindustrial landscape of Germany's western coal mining region. Ecke searches for work, but his hands are too shaky. Dieter attempts to breathe, but his remaining lung is too dusty. An eery music emerges from the combination of gasping, metallic clatter, the humming of power lines and the sound of hoofbeats in the old mines. Until the devil appears in the tunnels below to form a pact.
X is a cinematic ritual aimed at appeasing the ancestral spirits of the industrial workforce. The surreal road movie is inspired by the lives of the filmmaker's father and grandfather, who also play the lead roles.
Director Bio :
Mareike Wegener is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and producer who studied directing at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and the New School in New York as well as philosophy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. She made her directorial debut with the feature-length documentary „Mark Lombardi – Death-defying Acts of Art and Conspiracy“(2012) which premiered theatrically in Germany and at the MoMA in New York. In addition to this, Mareike Wegener co-wrote the non-fiction films „PEAK“ (2011), „I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER“ (2014), and „RIAFN“ (2019) with director Hannes Lang. The company PETROLIO is a filmmakers’ cooperative she co-founded with fellow filmmakers Carmen Losmann and Hannes Lang. Their latest production „OECONOMIA“ (2020) premiered at the 70th Berlinale in the Forum section.
Filmography as a writer and director:
ECHO, drama, in post-production
X, short, 2020
MARK LOMBARDI – DEATH DEFYING ACTS OF ART AND CONSPIRACY, documentary, 2012
AL HANSEN – THE MATCHSTICK TRAVELLER, documentary, 2008
Synopsis :
A reimagination of the demonic crossroad myth, X takes place in the postindustrial landscape of Germany's western coal mining region. Ecke searches for work, but his hands are too shaky. Dieter attempts to breathe, but his remaining lung is too dusty. An eery music emerges from the combination of gasping, metallic clatter, the humming of power lines and the sound of hoofbeats in the old mines. Until the devil appears in the tunnels below to form a pact.
X is a cinematic ritual aimed at appeasing the ancestral spirits of the industrial workforce. The surreal road movie is inspired by the lives of the filmmaker's father and grandfather, who also play the lead roles.
Director Bio :
Mareike Wegener is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and producer who studied directing at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and the New School in New York as well as philosophy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. She made her directorial debut with the feature-length documentary „Mark Lombardi – Death-defying Acts of Art and Conspiracy“(2012) which premiered theatrically in Germany and at the MoMA in New York. In addition to this, Mareike Wegener co-wrote the non-fiction films „PEAK“ (2011), „I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER“ (2014), and „RIAFN“ (2019) with director Hannes Lang. The company PETROLIO is a filmmakers’ cooperative she co-founded with fellow filmmakers Carmen Losmann and Hannes Lang. Their latest production „OECONOMIA“ (2020) premiered at the 70th Berlinale in the Forum section.
Filmography as a writer and director:
ECHO, drama, in post-production
X, short, 2020
MARK LOMBARDI – DEATH DEFYING ACTS OF ART AND CONSPIRACY, documentary, 2012
AL HANSEN – THE MATCHSTICK TRAVELLER, documentary, 2008