Being 'The Victorias' | AspenTimes.com

“The Victorias” (Courtesy Aspen Film) The Aspen Shortsfest 2022 Vimeo Staff Pick Award hit the video site this week, sharing the standout documentary “The Victorias” with the world.The 15-minute film, which profiles seven young women who have performed as the young immigrant Victoria Confino at the Tenement Museum in New York, had its world premiere during Shortsfest at the Wheeler Opera House on April 6. While other award-winners from the Oscar-qualifying festival will be hard to find and watch anywhere but the festival circuit for awhile, the Vimeo prize serves up the winner to a global audience immediately.Vimeo curator Megan Orestky cited the film for presenting “a compelling parallel between how history has changed for immigrant families since the early 20th century, and how it has unfortunately stayed the same. From a unique angle, it demonstrates the value of placing ourselves in the shoes of our neighbor and the power of empathy and understanding in trying times.”The real Victoria was a Sephardic immigrant who lived in a tenement house on the Lower East Side of Manhattan when she was 14 years old in 1916. The museum has performers interact with guests – 15 at a time in the cramped space…
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