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Little Soldier

dir. Victoria Zeyen
2021
Running time: 28 min.

Winner: Special Jury Prize for Observational Filmmaking

Film

Little Soldier is an observational portrait of a 14 year old breaking barriers as she navigates those always difficult teenaged years. The film explores a unique time of life as this adolescent girl cuts her own path to a goal only she can make real.

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Victoria Zeyen

Victoria Zeyen is a cameraperson from Hastings, Minnesota. She originally came to Mizzou to pursue television broadcasting after receiving Hastings Community TV’s Future Star Award. Little did she know she’d end up spending countless hours in the Doc J Lab instead. There, she would go on to complete her first short documentary: Little Soldier.