The first two screenings of Hannes Lang's new film and PETROLIO's first production I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER are behind us! On November 10, the world premiere took place in the main competition of the CPH:DOX in Copenhagen in a movie theater called "Dagmar". One day later, the Kassel Dokfest screened the documentary as the opening film of the festival in a movie theater called "Gloria".

In view of the ongoing restructuring within the global power imbalance, I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER traces the fragile alliance between economic decline and rise. In seven paradigmatic episodes set in India, Bolivia, China, USA, Italy, Thailand and Venezuela, each place contains fragments of another and each episode bears witness to the hopes and needs of its protagonists. By juxtaposing the local experience of the people with the reality of a global economy, I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER questions our understanding of boom and bust.

I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER is a production of PETROLIO in co-production with Miramonte Film from South Tyrol and ZDF/ Arte. The research was supported by the Gerd Ruge grant from the Film and Media Fund NRW, an A38 production grant, and an artist grant from the Office for Culture, Bolzano. The production was supported by Film and Media Fund NRW, DFFF, IDM South Tyrol and Office for Culture, Bozen.

The shooting of Petrolio’s production debut I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER is completed. The feature-length documentary film, which is co-produced by Miramonte Film from South Tyrol and the French-German broadcaster ZDF / Arte, was filmed over the past six months in seven countries on three continents. The final shooting period took place in Asia with shooting days in China, Thailand and finally India. Director Hannes Lang worked again with cinematographer Thilo Schmidt and sound engineer Peter Roesner, with whom he had already teamed up for his award-winning debut film PEAK. The film will be edited by Stefan Stabenow.The theatrical release of the episodic documentary, which surveys the current shift within the geopolitical power structure, is scheduled for late summer 2014.

The production is supported by Film and Media Fund NRW, DFFF, IDM South Tyrol and Office for Culture, Bozen.

Following extensive research and preparations, which were supported by the Gerd Ruge grant from the Film and Media Fund NRW, an A38 production grant, and an artist grant from the Office for Culture, Bolzano, shooting has now begun for PETROLIO's first own production I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER. The feature-length documentary by Hannes Lang is destined for theatrical release and co-produced by Miramonte Film from South Tyrol and ZDF/ Arte. The film will be shot in seven different countries on three continents over the course of the year, to be completed early 2014. Hannes Lang will be accompanied by Thilo Schmidt (cinematography), Peter Rösner (sound), Johannes Klais (2nd camera) and Manuela Wilpernig (production manager). The film will be shot in Mumbai in India, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, Beijing in China, Detroit in the US, Pompei in Italy, Chiang Mai in Thailand and Caracas in Venezuela.

The production is supported by Film and Media Fund NRW, DFFF, IDM South Tyrol and Office for Culture, Bozen.