On a sweltering day at the pools, monotony conspires to take us on an ethereal journey. A bored front desk attendant reads the acknowledgments of a paperback and while observing the swimmers she drifts into a daydream.
Media
“Acknowledgements is a beautiful, intelligent and funny film that inspired my decision to start experimenting with poetry film." – Dr Alfio Leotta, Associate Professor, Film Programme at Victoria University of Wellington.
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/readingroom/how-to-film-a-poem
Dave Bonta, director of Moving Poems, features Acknowledgements on his web: https://movingpoems.com/2023/06/acknowledgements-by-louise-wallace/
Awards
Film Invasion LA. 2021. USA. Grand Jury Award for Best Arthouse Short Film.
Film Invasion LA. 2021. USA. Audience Award.
180 Berlin Filmfest 2021. Germany. Jury's Special Award.
Official Selection
Indie Street Film Festival. 2021. USA.
On the Road Film Festival. 2021. Italy.
Flight/ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Genova. 2021. Italy.
Top of the South Film Festival. 2021. NZ.
Calgary Independent Film Festival. 2021. Canada.
Innuendo International Film Festival. 2021. Italy.
Cine Pobre Film Festival. 2021. Mexico.
Byron Bay International Film Festival. 2021. Australia.
Sandbar International Film Awards. 2021. Northern Ireland.
Dumbo Film Festival. 2021. USA.
The Arthouse Film Festival. 2021. USA.
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. 2021. USA.
Blow-Up Arthouse Filmfest. 2021. USA.
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival. 2021. USA.