Show and Tell 2018: Lea Petrikova
Lea Petrikova
Filmmaker
1. What’s your idea of perfect happiness?:
A state of knowledge.
2. What drives you to make films?:
A desire to catch the invisible.
3. Where in the world would you most like to be right now?:
The same place I am right now.
4. When inspiration is waning, and you feel creatively sapped, what do you do to stay motivated?:
I try to look around without presumptions.
5. What films are the most inspiring or influential to you at the moment, and why?:
Films and series that try to depict what is hard to tell or visualize: Embrace of the Serpant, The Leftovers, A Ghost Story, The Gift (the one from 2000).
Your top 3 favourite music tracks?:
TV On The Radio – DLZ
Timber Timbre – Velvet Gloves & Spit
Sun City Girls – The Shining Path
7. What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?:
Nothing is scary enough in reality.
8. What’s your greatest extravagance?:
My daily job in TV.
9. What turns you on – creatively, spiritually or emotionally?:
Good music and the landscape of the Central Bohemian Highlands where I often create.
