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The Walleye
“Lempo blends striking visuals, careful editing, and sharp sound design into a memorable short that continues to echo after the credits. Petrick proves herself a filmmaker of vision, with passion that seeps through every frame.” 4 ½ stars - Review by Kaleb Calder
“Filming in Lappe” - The Walleye, August Issue 2023
“Lempo : A Thunder Bay Horror Story” - Bayview Magazine, September 2023.
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Thunder Bay Newswatch
“Two sisters from Thunder Bay set to produce local horror film” - TB Newswatch, August 18, 2023
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CBC News
“Thunder Bay sisters unleash a supernatural terror with their new horror film” - CBC News on September 10, 2023
“We meet two Thunder Bay sisters who are making a movie that pays homage to their hometown -- and to their Finnish heritage” - Live on August 12, 2023 Fresh Air with Ismaila Afa on CBC Radio
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Your Thunder Bay
“Lempo started as the God of fertility and love and then when Christianity took over the country, he was transformed into the Devil himself,” says Tina about the real Finnish mythology that inspired the film.” - Article with Stephen Grower of Acadia Broadcasting
“Lempo blends striking visuals, careful editing, and sharp sound design into a memorable short that continues to echo after the credits. Petrick proves herself a filmmaker of vision, with passion that seeps through every frame.”
“LEMPO is about a woman named Annie who is haunted by an intergenerational demon. Sisters Tina Petrick and Laura-Lynn Petrick created the film, inspired by their Finnish-Canadian ancestry.”