Petrolia (2005)
Petrolia takes its name from a redundant oil drilling platform sat in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland. The film looks at the architecture of the oil industry along the Scottish coastline where oil and gas supplies are predicted to run dry in the next forty years. Shooting on 16mm film, using time lapse and long exposure techniques, the film presents a record of industrial phenomena, – the toxic beauty of the refinery at Grangemouth, huge drilling platforms gliding across the water as they come in for maintenance and repair at Nigg and the last dance of the shipbuilding cranes in Glasgow harbour.
Director: Emily Richardson
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 21 min
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Cinematography: Emily Richardson
Production: Lighthouse Museum, Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Petrolia about?
- Petrolia takes its name from a redundant oil drilling platform sat in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland. The film looks at the architecture of the oil industry along the Scottish coastline where oil and gas supplies are predicted to run dry in the next forty years. Shooting on 16mm film, using time lapse and long exposure techniques, the film presents a record of industrial phenomena, – the toxic beauty of the refinery at Grangemouth, huge drilling platforms gliding across the water as they come in for maintenance and repair at Nigg and the last dance of the shipbuilding cranes in Glasgow harbour.
- Who directed Petrolia?
- Petrolia was directed by Emily Richardson.
- How long is Petrolia?
- Petrolia has a runtime of 21m (21 minutes).
- What genre is Petrolia?
- Petrolia is a Documentary film.
- Where was Petrolia produced?
- Petrolia was produced in United Kingdom.