VICTORIA
71', color, 16:9, surround 5.1, English, BE, 2020
directed and edited by Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere
starring Lashay T. Warren
photography Isabelle Tollenaere
sound recording Liesbeth De Ceulaer
sound design Kwinten Van Laethem
produced by Caviar
with the support of The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Canvas, Belgian Tax Shelter
Victoria was pitched at Visions du Réel, Nyon (CH) - Selection Pitching du Réel 2014 and at Camden FF (US) – Selection Points North Fellowship 2016
SCREENINGS
2020 Berlinale Forum (DE) - Caligari Film Prize
2020 IndieLisboa (PT) - Special Jury Award
2020 Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival (RS) - Special Jury Mention
2020 Open City Documentary Film Festival (UK) - Open City Award
2020 Play Doc (ES) - Best Play-Doc Picture
2020 Docville (BE) - Best Belgian Documentary
2020 Olhar De Cinema (BR) - Special Jury Prize
2020 Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (NL)
2020 Bozar (BE)
2020 New Horizons, American Film Festival (PL)
2020 Festival International Jean Rouch (FR) - Anthropology & Environment Award
2020 Transit Filmfest (DE)
2020 Kasseler Dokfest (DE)
2020 Entrevues Belfort (FR)
2020 Pravo Ljudski Film Festival (BA)
2020 L'Alternativa Barcelona (ES)
2020 London Film Week (UK)
2021 Arica Doc (CHI)
2021 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (USA) – Artistic Vision Award
2021 Miradas Doc (ES)
2021 De Cinema (BE)
2021 Ficunam (MX)
2021 Ethnocineca (AT)
2021 Nanagei Cinema, Osaka (JP)
2021 Women Film Festival Dortmund/Cologne (DE)
2021 San Fransisco Documentary Film Festival (USA)
2021 Kaleidoskop (AT)
2021 Haus der Kulturen der Welt (DE)
2021 Edoc Festival (EC)
2021 Caligari Film Award Tour (DE)
2021 Cinemancia Festival Metropolitano de Cine (CO)
2021 West Lake IDFF (CN)
2021 Tacoma IFF (USA)
2021 Cine Migrante (AR)
2021 Amerta FF (TR)
2021 2220 Arts + Archives LA (USA)
2022 Lumière Antwerpen (BE)
2022 Etnology FF (ES)
2022 Close Up Film Centre (UK)
Victoria is set in the Mojave Desert near Los Angeles, where the new California City was ambitiously planned but never completed. Among the grid of thousands of crumbling streets, 25-year-old Lashay T. Warren tries to build a new life and leave his turbulent LA past behind.
PUBLICATIONS
Article in BusinessDocEurope
Article in KnackFocus
Review in Cineuropa
Interview with Cineuropa
Article in Filmdienst
Article in Vertigo
Interview with Filmmagie
Interview with Knack Focus
Essay by Jordan Rowe
Review in Humo
Interview and review in De Standaard
Review in De Morgen
Review in Knack Focus
Interview with Cinevox
Interview with Bruzz
Interview with Klara
Interview with Radio 1
interview with Sabzian
Review in Rekto Verso
Review in Bright Lights Film Journal
Review in Cineuropa
Review in Bussines Doc Europe
Review in Slant Magazine
Review and Interview in Filmexplore
Review in ScreenDaily
Review in Cinephile Society
Review in De Morgen
Interview in De Morgen
Review in Humo
Review in Cinergie
Interview in Sabzian