THE CLOUD FACTORY

“The Cloud Factory” is a cinematic exploration of the skies above the Rhineland lignite mining district, where air masses enriched with emissions rise into the atmosphere and alter the climate. The film reflects on what these human-made clouds may reveal about our future – and whether visions of another, livable world can still take shape within this artificial atmosphere.

The film brings together interview excerpts with residents living in the shadow of the “The Cloud Factory”, probing the fragile balance between identification, belonging, and threat.

HANNES LANG
DOCUMENTARY
D-2025, 30', 2K, COLOR

synopsis

DIRECTOR

Hannes Lang

with

Uschi Quirini
Katja Kaufmann
Detlef Wingrich
Frank Meller
Fabio Quirini
Anika Friedrichsmeier

SCRIPT

Mareike Wegener
Hannes Lang

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Felix Rier
Hannes Lang

SOUND & MIXING

Peter Rösner

SOUNDDESIGN

Peter Rösner
Isobel Cope

FILM EDITING

Hannes Lang

Color Grading

Tobias Wiedmer

COMMISSIONING EDITOR

Kathrin Brinkmann

Co-ProduCER

ZDF / ARTE

PRODUCER

Hannes Lang
Mareike Wegener
for
PETROLIO FILM

FUNDED BY

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
IDM Südtirol - Alto Adige
Amt für Film und Medien aut. Provinz Bozen - Südtirol

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