Viktoria w/SLIP

Maya Vitkovas stunning debut feature Viktoria follows three generations of women in the final years of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria and the early years of the new government, focusing on reluctant mother Boryana and her daughter, Viktoria, who in one of the films surreal, magical touches is born without an umbilical cord. Though unwanted by her mother, Viktoria is named the countrys Baby of the Decade, and is showered with gifts and attention until the disintegration of the East Bloc. Despite throwing their worlds off balance, the resulting political changes also allow for the possibility of reconciliation. Viktoria is both personal and universal, demonstrating a precocious command of all elements of the filmmaking processmost notably, the films visual sensibility and its command of a range of shifting tones, from absurdist humor to political allegory to deeply moving familial drama.

directed by:Maya Vitkova