Selected Press

An Australian Standout at This Year’s New Directors/New Films Series (Richard Brody, The New Yorker)

Petrol (Julia Gunnison, Screen Slate)

The Future of Cinema: 17 Films to See at New Directors/New Films 2023 (Jordan Raup, The Film Stage)

Petrol — Alena Lodkina [ND/NF ’23 Review] (Daniel Gorman, In Review Online)

Alena Lodkina's sophomore film Petrol captures Melbourne and the intensity of women's friendships beautifully (Jason Di Rosso, The Screen Show, ABC News)

Petrol Review (David Stratton, The Australian)

Alena Lodkina’s Surreal New Film Petrol Invites the Audience to Be a Creative Viewer (Andrew F Peirce, The Curb)

Locarno 2022 review: Petrol (Erwan Desbois, International Cinephile Society)

Alena Lodkina on ‘Petrol,’ Shooting Melbourne, Taking Audiences Down a Rabbit Hole (Sona Karapoghosyan, Keva York, Variety)

The Influence - Alena Lodkina (Kate Holden, The Monthly)

Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours: a bold new Australian voice takes on Lightning Ridge (Lauren Carroll Harris, The Guardian)

Strange Colours - Anyway Here We Are - Four Stars (Adrian Martin)

Strange Colours - Australia is cast in a new light in this debut feature made outside industry conventions (Rebecca Harkins Cross, The Monthly)

Heavy Here and Now - Strange Colours (Adrian Martin, Metro Magazine)

Strange Colours Review (Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film)

Strange Colours, Venice Triumphs (Greg Dolpopolov, FilmInk)

MIFF's Australian offerings enter unfamiliar territory (Jake Wilson, The Age)

Strange Colours Review – An Utterly Vital Film (Andrew F Pierce, The Curb)

Strange Colours review – a lyrical take on the opal mining town Lightning Ridge (Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian)