Viktoria Ershova
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
- Producer
Born in Bulgaria, Viktoria came to the United States on her own at age
18 to attend college. She spent her first two years at St. Vincent
College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, dealing with the cultural shock of
being immersed in an isolated college community in small town America.
After her sophomore year, she transferred to DePaul University in
Chicago, where she finished her BA in Communication. During her first
year in Chicago, she lived among undocumented immigrants in the
gang-ridden poor neighborhood of Albany Park. She interned as a writer
for two Chicago newspapers, as well as for a TV show.
After graduating, she took a job as a market research analyst in a small consulting company. While still working as a 9-to-5 professional, she became involved in independent and experimental film projects, took acting classes and started writing screenplays. She participated in several projects organized by Split Pillow, an independent production company based in Chicago, including two 60-hour filmmaking events.
Viktoria moved to California in 2003 to pursue her passion for filmmaking full-time. She completed her first feature Children of the Silent Revolution in 2016.
After graduating, she took a job as a market research analyst in a small consulting company. While still working as a 9-to-5 professional, she became involved in independent and experimental film projects, took acting classes and started writing screenplays. She participated in several projects organized by Split Pillow, an independent production company based in Chicago, including two 60-hour filmmaking events.
Viktoria moved to California in 2003 to pursue her passion for filmmaking full-time. She completed her first feature Children of the Silent Revolution in 2016.