Mahoney made her directing debut in 2011 with the semi-autobiographical film '' Yelling to the Sky '' . When Mahoney was 21 she developed “ Yelling to the Sky ” which is an American drama feature film that was released in 2011 . The film follows a young girl ’s struggle in high school and her difficult home life . The film , which starred Zoe Kravitz as a troubled teen and Jason Clarke as her abusive alcoholic father , debuted in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival . She developed the script through the help of the Directors and Screenwriters Sundance Institute Labs and was awarded the title of Auerbach Screenwriting Fellow , Annerberg Film Fellow , Cinereach Fellow , Maryland Fellow , IFP Narrative Lab fellow and a Tribeca Film Fellow . The film was written and directed by Victoria Mahoney . The film received credit from the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and the Golden Bear . Victoria was the first woman director/writer , American invited in over sixty years to the Golden Bear competition . Variety praised the film saying it had a strong directional voice and stated that Mahoney had a clear driven and genuine creative gift . Victoria entered the film into multiple film festivals across the world before releasing theatrically in late 2012
61st Berlin International Film Festival
61st Berlin International Film Festival
Victoria Mahoney