Petr Michal (born 1986) graduated from Charles University in Prague and FAMU. He directed several short films such as The Good Anarchist Igor (2017) and Mikrotron (2019). Together with Vojtěch Dvořák he co-directed a short documentary about Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer (2018) which was awarded as The Best Documentary at the Night of Film Hopes Student Film Festival in 2019. Found by the One She Seeks (2022), unconventional portrait of Czech translator Anna Karenina, is his first medium-length film. It is a winner of Czech Joy Award at IDFF Ji.hlava 2022 for Best Cinematography and FAMUFEST 2023 for Best Documentary Film.