WAX & GOLD
Documentary Film, AT/IT 2026, DCP, 97 min, 20.3. OmeU, 21.3. OmdUIn her latest documentary, Ruth Beckermann takes a hotel in Addis Ababa built by Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie as a starting point for exploring the African country. WAX & GOLD uses conversations to ask what remains of the era of the controversial emperor, weaving this search for clues with archive material from his time and the history of colonial intervention. A personal reflection on the contradictory levels of historical truth.
Director: Ruth Beckermann
Script: Ruth Beckermann
Camera: Johannes Hammel
Editor: Dieter Pichler
Location Sound: Andreas Hamza
Music: Marino Formenti, Samuel Yirga
Sounddesign: Andreas Hamza
Additional Credits: Regieassistenz: Jana Waldhör; Künstlerische Mitarbeit: Elisabeth Menasse, Rebecca Hirneise; Dramaturgie: Claus Philipp, Bernadette Weigel; Schnittassistenz: Hannes Starz
Producers: Ruth Beckermann, Carlo S. Hintermann, Gerardo Panichi
Production: Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion
Co-production: Citrullo International (IT)
Distribution in Austria: Filmladen
Funded by: ÖFI – Österreichisches Filminstitut
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
World Premiere: Berlinale Special Presentation 2026
Austrian Premiere: Diagonale '26
Production format: digital
Script: Ruth Beckermann
Camera: Johannes Hammel
Editor: Dieter Pichler
Location Sound: Andreas Hamza
Music: Marino Formenti, Samuel Yirga
Sounddesign: Andreas Hamza
Additional Credits: Regieassistenz: Jana Waldhör; Künstlerische Mitarbeit: Elisabeth Menasse, Rebecca Hirneise; Dramaturgie: Claus Philipp, Bernadette Weigel; Schnittassistenz: Hannes Starz
Producers: Ruth Beckermann, Carlo S. Hintermann, Gerardo Panichi
Production: Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion
Co-production: Citrullo International (IT)
Distribution in Austria: Filmladen
Funded by: ÖFI – Österreichisches Filminstitut
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
World Premiere: Berlinale Special Presentation 2026
Austrian Premiere: Diagonale '26
Production format: digital
