WRITER/DIRECTOR
Viktoria I.V. King ( Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
Viktoria I.V. King is an acclaimed Award-Winning Multi-Ethnic Director, Writer and Producer known for her boundary-pushing artistry. A finalist for the 2019 ABC Discovers Showcase. Her films have premiered at notable film festivals such as Asian American Film Festival, Canadian Screen Award Qualifying, Female Eye Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and Academy Award Qualifying, Cinequest Film & VR Film Festival, LA Short International Film Festival, etc.. She is the President & CEO of Golden Royal Lion Films, LLC; a production company dedicated to bold & radical visual storytelling through film and events wrapped in narratives that expose hidden truths within society. She is also a Co-VP of the PANO Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to championing, uplifting and building community for female & non-binary filmmakers nationally. Viktoria's bold cinematic eye and pulse on emotional authenticity is greatly influenced by her international cultural background and her experiences as a world traveler. As a largely visual director, she focuses on narratives that tell the traumas and joys of connection through the lens of truth and social justice. Her film, "Freeze Your Brain" commissioned by Visible Poetry Project, premiered at two of the largest poetry film festivals in the world.. Her viral short documentary, "Black Lives MATTER" was a Daily Short Pick on Film Shortage. She's a Featured Director in Film Fatales, Alliance of Women Directors, Gotham Film & Media Institute, NALIP, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Latinx Directors, Chicana Director's Initiative, PANO Network among others. WWW.VIKTORIAIVKING.COM |
Deante Gray (Director of Photography)
Deante' Gray, is a writer/director from Houston, Texas known for his stylistic balance of capturing empathetic realism in his stories. His photographic background enables a language of storytelling that's uniquely raw and poetic and serves to provide a uniquely new perspective on the black experience. His most recent accomplishment, was his film "Loving Byron" which has successfully been accepted to multiple film festivals; Including winning the Remi Award for Best Dramatic short at the 53rd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. His time in LA has also led him to start his own production company called GrayArea Productions LLC. grayareaprod.com |
DANIEL CHO (Cinematographer)
Daniel Cho is a Director of Photography based in New York/LA. As a DP, he has shot various short films, music videos, and commercial content, being highly adaptable to any sort of project. His work can be described as authentic and comprehensive in nature. His innate sensibility to find and draw inspiration from the pathos within each story allows him to create profound images. |
CATHY YE (Cinematographer)
Cathy Ye is a director of photography who specializes in portraying humanistic stories through an emotive, stylized lens. Her work investigates the perplexity of human psychology, and aims to inspire and expand daily perspective through creative image-making. Cathy’s work has played at Sundance, BFI, and Tribeca. As a first-generation Chinese-Canadian immigrant, Cathy grew up between Vancouver and Beijing, and is a polyglot of 4.5 languages. In her spare time, Cathy loves cooking and hosting, and believes the art of lighting is just like cooking - less is more. Cathy believes that cinema is a powerful psychological medium capable of building empathy and influencing change, and is passionate about mentorship and community building within the film industry. Cathy was recently selected for the ASC Vision Mentorship 2022-2023 program, launched by the American Society of Cinematographers, where she will learn under mentor, Patti Lee, ASC. |