-What has been the greatest difficulty you faced in producing your project?

The greatest challenge in creating the project was first of all to find a cameraman/woman who could implement the idea and image design straight away and bring the appropriate storyboard to life, as the film had to be very visual from the start. And the second challenge was to find a sound man/woman who would work for no budget. It is very difficult for independent filmmakers, especially women, to get funding if the film does not come from a state film university such as the Dffb here in Germany. There is therefore no fund for career changers. You only get financial support if you are part of a state institution.

-Do you think the film industry today has been damaged by political correctness?

I am a huge advocate of diversity and inclusion. And as long as you have respect and appreciation for those affected, things will change for the better in society. And every change needs clear rules first, until at some point it is seen as normal and it is no longer questioned.

-What was the greatest source of inspiration for creating your project?

Pink City Film was intended to be a homage to Twin Peaks. Since I grew up with the famous series, it had a big impact on me both visually and through the unusual way it tells the story. But since my neighbor was killed 3 months after I finished my script, in the same way as my protagonist in my script, who, according to the description, also looks like the fictional character from Twin Peaks (Laura Palmer), I ended up dedicating the film to my neighbor Melanie Rehberger.

-If you could ask a question to a great director from the past, who would you like to talk to and what would you ask them?

That would be of course David Lynch, and I would like to know what difficulties he had before the successful career.

-What do you think of the Wild Filmmaker platform?

An excellent opportunity for independent filmmakers to gain visibility and to give an insight to what challenges filmmakers have to overcome.