Meet Victoria Kinkead | Writer, Director, Producer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Victoria Kinkead and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Victoria, can you talk to us a bit about the social impact of your business?
When starting to do my own creative work in Houston, I quickly discovered how the lack of infrastructure was affecting my casting choices. I brainstormed with my dad, who is a former actor, on how I could change this and we came up with the idea of filming actor monologues for free. I got my friends at Silver Fang Studios on board and starting in April of 2024, we’ve been filming up to four actor monologues for free a month through the Actor Monologue Project. Not only has this provided us with content and given me a better reach in the local acting community, but the actors have benefitted as well. We post all of the monologues publicly on Instagram and Youtube. Those platforms have become a database for other local filmmakers to help cast with. Actors can also use the final product for their reels, as everyone who works on that monologue retains equal ownership.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
There was a point in middle school where even though I loved creative things, I decided that I wasn’t a creative or artistic person because someone told me that my art wasn’t good enough. This followed me through university, where I got into film as a major switch and ended up loving it, but that idea of my lack of creativity still followed me. I limited myself to what I considered was the least creative job – producing. Covid came, and upon graduation I had to move back to the United States. I went to business school online during lockdown in an attempt to leave as a better producer. It wasn’t until I tried writing a small script in 2022 that I realized I was limiting myself and my goals.

I still love to produce, but I’m no longer limited to just producing. I’m able to write and direct my own projects as well. I’ve now successfully written and directed three of my own projects, and am gearing up to take the next step on budget and artistic view.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
POST has a lot of great events that are free of charge, ranging from movies to exercise classes and markets. A lot of free and early access film screenings happen through Regal, the River Oaks Theatre, and other cinemas around town.

Of course, if a filmmaker is here, I’d have to take them to one of the several networking events or local screenings we have. We’re fortunate enough to have several every month. The Houston Latino Film Festival and Houston Horror Film Festival are also must-gos.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I’d like to shoutout the networking events in Houston – specifically First Thursdays with the Houston Film Commission (run by Alfred Cervantes) and Second Tuesdays with Not Another Film Organization (run by Brian Delaney and David Clark) – for providing a space for filmmakers to come together on a consistent basis and network. This is where I got my start in the Houston industry.

I’d also like to thank Silver Fang Studios (Juan Velasquez and Alec Deleon) for their commitment and collaboration on the Actor Monologue project, as well as our “regular” crew – Austin McLeod (actor, script supervisor), Melissa Urness (AC), Zaire Folson (Editor), Jesse Dickinson (Editor), and Ryan Seunsom (BTS, PA) who also gave me a shoutout!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawallacefilms/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawallacefilms

Image Credits
Personal photo by Melissa Urness.

Monologue Project photos by Ryan Seunsom

Dinner With Mother BTS by Isaac Muñoz

The Big Slip stills by Sean Gentry and Greg Castillo