Join CIFF as we honor our Veterans for their sacrifice, valor and commitment. This Special screening will feature the JROTC, Filmmaker David Kneiss. The Gift is the story of Medal of Honor recipient, Corporal Jason L. Dunham and the Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. It is a story of courage, sacrifice, and love. How will we live... how will we make a difference? These are the questions the Marines of Kilo Company ask themselves, as they search for a purpose and gather the strength to move forward with their lives.
Victoria Robertson is a classically-trained soprano who was awarded the title Miss USO San Diego for her performance work for the U.S. Military and supporting organizations. With the Armed Forces Entertainment Victoria has toured in Greenland, England, Netherlands, and Germany. Patriotic American music continues to be one of Victoria's leading repertoires, inspiring patriotism into the hearts of thousands of citizens. Her album Celebrating America, a compilation of American patriotic songs, was sent in thousands of care packages to U.S. Military personnel and their families overseas.
Victoria has performed aboard Aircraft Carriers and in desert training grounds for the troops and is often invited to headline official government functions. Victoria has opened up major events with the National Anthem including the Los Angeles Tennis Open, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Miramar Air Show. She was the official entertainment for the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines in 2008 for Independence Day.
Her opera and art song performances won her several distinguished vocal competition titles such as the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Competition, National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition, Musical Merit Competition, and Virginia Hawk Competition. Victoria has been featured at performing arts centers and concert halls world-wide and has performance history with several symphony orchestras and opera companies including San Diego Symphony, La Jolla Symphony, TICO Orchestra, San Diego Opera, and Santa Barbara Opera. Victoria co-founded Opera4Kids and is the acting CEO of this non-profit with a mission to enrich children's lives and prepare them to thrive. VictoriaRobertson.com
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) welcomes makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago.