Belgium 2020 — 71min
Vienna Premiere
OV (English subtitles)
Kaleidoskop im Stadtkino
Ticketinfos
California City, a 1950s planned city in the southern Californian desert, was originally designed to rival Los Angeles. Today, the only reminders of the unfinished megacity are streets outlined in the sand, fading signs and a few settlements. In this abstract setting we meet Lashay who has left his turbulent L.A. past behind to try and make a new start with his family here. Over the course of two years we follow him on his quest as he tries to find his bearings in this sprawling planned city in the middle of the desert. Juxtaposing virtual views of urban landscapes, cellphone videos and documentary images, VICTORIA sets hopeful realities against failed urban visions in a divided country and offers insights into the lives of the few residents of this eerily empty town.
Credits
Script: Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere
Production: Bo De Group, Helena Vlogaert, Maite Spaenjers, Dimitri Verbeeck
Music: Annelies Van Dinter, Lashay T. Warren
Cinematography: Isabelle Tollenaere
Edition: Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere
