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Special Slamdance Coverage: Victoria Blade
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- Mar 20, 2026
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Watch This Episode On YouTube She'll tell you acting is her calling, but then you listen to Victoria Blade sing and watch her direct -- her most recent film, VICKY WAKES UP (2026) won the episodes grand jury prize at the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival -- and I'm with you in thinking maybe three things are her calling. Filmmaker Victoria Blade is here to talk about her path to winning filmmaking prizes, and it starts with thinking she's going to be a dramatic actor and realizing she's can play comedy just as well. and then just rolling with the opportunities given to her. I get it: acting is her first love. But this blend of comedy and drama about things we don't see very often, means I'm dying to see Victoria in the director's chair again as soon as possible. In this episode, Victoria and I talk about: why VICKY WAKES UP won at Slamdance; how she got started in filmmaking; finding her home in comedies; why more classically trained actors don't make the leap to directing? whether it was hard for people to see her as a director, given her success in acting and singing; what she brought to the casting process for VICKY WAKES UP and if her reputation helped attract great actors; if she has a preference of writing, acting, or directing; whether there's other episodes ready to go for VICKY WAKES UP; how she incorporated surrealism into the show; do indie films do enough with music? cubicles -- why both her films showcase office environments; directing herself in her films and what she'd tell directors who want to act; how she feels about influencers getting into acting; what's next for her and how she chooses who to work with. Victoria's Indie Film Highlights: DANNY IS MY BOYFRIEND (2025) dir. by Lucy Sandler and Mechi Lakatos ; SCRATCH (2023) dir. by Michael Trainotti Memorab…