Victoria (2020)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Victoria |
| Original title | Victoria |
| Country of production | Belgium |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 71 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sofie Benoot , Liesbeth De Ceulaer , Isabelle Tollenaere |
| script | Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere |
| production | Bo De Group, Helena Vlogaert, Maite Spaenjers and Dimitri Verbeeck |
| music | Annelies Van Dinter, Lashay T. Warren |
| camera | Isabelle Tollenaere |
| cut | Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere |
Victoria is a Belgian documentary film under the direction of Sofie Benoot , Liesbeth De Ceulaer and Isabelle Tollenaere . The film had its world premiere in February 2020 at the Berlinale in the Forum section and was awarded the 35th Caligari Film Prize.
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25-year-old Lashay Warren has traded hectic, criminal Los Angeles for California City in the Mojave Desert . The growth of this city, conceived in 1958, fell far short of the planners' expectations. Only the center of the village was settled, in the periphery a network of crumbling asphalt roads and sand tracks can still be seen in this ghostly planned city in the desert. As a modern pioneer, Lashay appropriates his new world.
The film follows the protagonist for two years and offers insights into the life of Lashay and the people around him, who also fled the city to start over. Lashay now lives with his girlfriend and five children in the 14,000-inhabitant city that Los Angeles should have outstripped. He reads out excerpts from his diary in which he describes his experiences and experiences. In this way, Lashay's astonishment at the new world is conveyed to the audience, but memories from previous life also suddenly appear. Despite the distance, the presence of Los Angeles is still palpable. The diary excerpts resemble those of pioneers of earlier centuries on their expeditions of discovery. The American West has always been a place to reinvent itself, and Lashay is following in the footsteps of his predecessors. He names streets and gives California City the name Victoria. He immortalizes his own name in a rock. By writing his story, he takes his place in the American narrative . From documentary images and cell phone videos of the protagonist, from virtual views and a voiceover from Warren's diary entries, an image of the city and a city of images emerge. In it, the construction of reality becomes visible, but also its poetic dimension: fountains spray from burst water pipes, virtual walks through Los Angeles bring memories to life, there is a race with a turtle in the desert sand and black holes as gates to another galaxy .
production
Sofie Benoot , Liesbeth De Ceulaer and Isabelle Tollenaere were responsible for the direction, film concept and film editing.
Production was in the hands of Bo De Group, Helena Vlogaert, Maite Spaenjers and Dimitri Verbeeck, the production company was Caviar Films and Liese Lettany was in charge. The film was shot in California City , USA . Isabelle Tollenaere was in charge of the camera, and the music was by Annelies Van Dinter and Lashay T. Warren.
Awards
As early as 2014, the directors participated with the pitch at the documentary film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon , Switzerland , and in 2016 at the Festival Points North Fellowship in Camden , USA .
At the Berlinale 2020 Victoria was nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Film Prize, but was not considered for a prize. However, he received the 35th Caligari Film Award. According to filmdienst.de, films from the Forum section that are innovative in terms of style and theme are worthy of the award. It is endowed with 4,000 euros and is donated by the municipal cinemas and filmdienst.de. "The award winners will receive 2,000 euros, the other half of the amount will be used for advertising measures to accompany further screenings of the award-winning film in Germany."
Web links
- Profile at berlinale.de
- Victoria in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jan Lumholdt: Berlinale 2020 Forum Review: Victoria. In: cineuropa.org. February 23, 2020, accessed March 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Victoria. About the project. In: thefilmcollaborative.org. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Victoria. In: berlinale.de. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Victoria. In: flandersimage.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Berlinale Documentary Film Prize - donated by the rbb. In: berlinale.de. February 11, 2020, accessed February 5, 2020 .
- ^ FD: "Victoria" wins the Caligari film award. In: filmdienst.de. February 28, 2020, accessed March 6, 2020 .