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Victoria

2020 · 70 min

This film offers a thoughtful, observational journey into an isolated, constructed environment.

Directed by: Isabelle Tollenaere, Sofie Benoot
Genres: Documentary

Overview: California City, a planned city in the desert, where a young African-American man dreams of starting a new life. Documentary impressions, mobile phone videos, diary entries and Google Maps views are combined into a portrait of this otherworldly place.

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Directed by: Isabelle Tollenaere, Sofie Benoot
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
nature
technology
race
Places: small town
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Isabelle Tollenaere, Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer
Written by: Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere
Cinematography: Isabelle Tollenaere
Runtime: 70 min
Country: Belgium
Languages: English

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