A Town Called Victoria

Director Li Lu, Producer Anthony Pedone, 60 mins, 2023

Hours after the 2017 “Muslim travel ban” was announced, a mosque in Victoria, Texas, erupted in flames. This three-part docuseries chronicles the town, its residents, and its complex history as a quiet community reckons with the deep rifts that incited this hate crime. Episode 1 will be presented ahead of a fall broadcast on PBS.

Featuring a post-screening discussion with filmmakers Li Lu and Anthony Pedone, CAIR-JF executive director Selaedin Maksut, and author and organizer Deepa Iyer. Moderated by Pulitzer-Prize-winning cultural critic Salamishah Tillet.