The Acres

Production Country: UK
Running Time: 17mins
Year: 2026

Christine enters The Acres estate with gardening tools and a plan, but then she encounters Ama, a lonely new mother. Ama reminds Christine of the early days of motherhood, a simpler time before things took a turn.

FILM CREW:
Director: Alice Johannessen
Producer: Hatty Haines, Luke Walton, Mark Blaney
Exec Producer: Luke Walton
Writer: Grace Okyere-Fosu
DOP: Luke Collins
Editor: Chiara Bellesia
Sound Design: Fred Englefield
Composer: Steven Faux
Production Design: Paul Zabihi
Costume Design: Evie Colman
Hair & Makeup: Bridget Esmonde, Pia Gebauer
VFX: ViridianFX
Casting: Stevee Davies

Cast: Lizzie Hopley, Pérola Congo, Ziggy Kelly, Rome Johns, Fred Stewart


FESTIVALS:
North East International Film Festival November 2026
Coronado Island Film Festival November 2026
Aesthetica Film Festival November 2026
Mansfield Town Film Festival September 2026
Worcester International Film Festival September 2026
Women X Film Festival September 2026
Stony Brook Film Festival July 2026