Pacing the Pool - Radheya Jegatheva

PACING THE POOL: 165 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS, 38 Awards

1 ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FESTIVAL SELECTION

 Website: https://www.radheya.net/pacing-the-pool

Pacing the Pool was directed by Radheya Jegatheva and produced by Jay Jay Jegathesan. This film provides a tiny glimpse into the extraordinary life of Richard Pace, and what lies under the surface. To Richard, water is not only the source of life, but also the source of physical and mental healing. To contact the filmmakers, email jayjayaustralia@hotmail.com

Pacing the Pool (Official Selections)

(1) WORLD PREMIERE - Revelation Film Fest, Leederville, WA, Australia, 1-11th July 2021

(2) International Short & Symbolic Art Film Festival (ISSAFF), St Petersburg, Russia, 27 July 2021

(3) Open Vision Film Festival, Moscow, Russia, 5-11 July 2021

(4) Film Festival Senior Movie, Szczecin, Poland 23-26 Sept 2021

(5) MLC Awards, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 30-31 July 2021

(6) International Multicultural Film Festival, Perth, Australia, 21 Aug 2021

(7) Tetova International Film Festival ODA (TIFF ODA), Tetovo, Macedonia, 28 Aug - 3 Sept 2021

(8) Paradise Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 1 Aug 2021

(9) Focus on Ability Short Film Festival, Australia, 19-25 Aug 2021

(10) LAMPA International Film Festival of socially oriented short films, videos and social advertising, Perm Krai, Russia, 15-18 Oct 2021

(11) Real to Reel: Global Youth Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 9th Nov 2021

(12) Wicked Wales International Youth Film Festival, Wales, 17-26 Sept 2021  

(13) Genesis international film festival (GIFF), Moscow, Russia, 4 Sept 2021(Award Nominee)

(14) CAA’s Celebrating Abilities Virtual Film Festival, Saratoga, California, USA, 20-24 Sept 2021

(15) Arlington International Film Festival, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA, 4-14 Nov 2021

(16) ReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Competition and Festival,  1 Oct 2021

(17) Sportfilm Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic, 20 Sept - 10 Oct 2021

(18) Eatsa Artlad Film Competition, Leira, Portugal, 10 Nov 2021

(19) National Benalla Short Film Festival, Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 4 Dec 2021

(20) Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival,  Claremore Oklahoma, 3-6 Nov 2021

(21) Middlesex Film Festival, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA, 5-6 Nov 2021

(22) A- FilmTeensFest, Praha, Czech Republic, 14 Nov 2021 - 5 Dec 2021

(23) Faith Fest, Huntington Beach, California, USA, 5-7 Nov 2021

(24) up-and-coming International Film Festival Hanover, Germany, 22-28 Nov 2021

(25) Global Assembly on Everday Life, Gender and Sexuality Film Competition, Batangas, Philippines, 27-31 Oct 2021

(26) Sydney Multicultural Film Awards, Australia, 31 Oct 2021 (Finalist)

(27) Kenya International Sports Film Festival (KISFF), Nairobi, Kenya, 28-31 Oct 2021 (Finalist)  

(28) Swallow Film Festival, St Petersburg, Russia, 30 Oct - 7 Nov 2021 (Semi-Finalist)

(29) Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada (FECEA), Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul, 2-4 Dec 2021

(30) Sanctuary International Film Festival, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia, 12-14 Nov 2021

(31) Art Without Limit International Film Festival, Prishtina, Kosovo, 1-4 Dec 2021

(32) XPosure International Photography and Film Festival, Sharjah, UAE, 9-15 Feb 2022

(33) MICMX - Muestra Itinerante de Cine Mx, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, 26 Nov - 11 Dec 2021

(34) Hungarian Disability Film Festival,  Budapest, Hungary, 16-18 Nov 2021

(35)  LOGIHQ International Happiness Film Festival & Exhibition, liHfe-2021, New Delhi, India, July-Sept 2021

(36) Faludi Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 17-20 Nov 2021

(37) IPSMF (International Photography and Short Movie Festival), Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, 25-27 Nov 2021

(38) LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV-World Cine Fest, Lonavla, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 25 Dec 2021

(39) Capricorn Film Festival, Yeppoon, Queensland, 12-16 Jan 2022

(40) Knowmad Short Film Festival, Frankfurt, Germany, 10 Dec 2021 

(41) Las Cruces International Film festival, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2-6 Mar 2022 

(42) Josiah Media Festival, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 13 Dec - 31 Dec 2021

(43) 21 Islands International Short Film Festival, Bronx, New York, USA, 2-6 Feb 2022

(44) Three Acts of Goodness International Micro Film Contest, California, USA, 15 July - 31 Oct 2022

(45) Common Good International Film Festival, Salem, Oregon, USA, 11-14 Feb 2022

(46) Cygnet Student Film Festival, Perth, Australia, 5-6 Feb 2022

(47) The 4th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival, New York, USA, 22 Mar 2022

(48) WA Made Film Festival, Perth, Western Australia, 10-13 March 2022

(49) FD/MAS (Fibrous Dysplasia and McCune-Albright Syndrome) Global Awareness Week Community Film Screening & Discussion, Grandville, Michigan, USA, 24 Feb 2022

(50) SICAFILM Los Angeles International Film Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA, 21 Sept 2022

(51) International Film & Entertainment Festival of Australia (IFEFA), Sydney, Australia, 16 Feb 2022

(52) Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, Berne, Switzerland, 4-6 Nov 2022 

(53) Living Skies Student Film Festival, Saskatchewan, Canada, 3-5 March 2022

(54) Peninsula Film Festival, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 11-13 Mar 2022

(55)  AMDOCS, The American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Palm Springs, California, USA 7th - 11th April 2022 (ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FESTIVAL)

(56) Across the Globe Film Festival, New York, USA, 28 Feb  2022  (Finalist)

(57) Clapperboard Golden Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 9 Mar 2022

(58) Fastnet Film Festival, Cork, Ireland, 25-29 May 2022

(59) CinefestOz, Albany, WA, Australia, 28-30 Apr 2022

(60) Health for All Film Festival (World Health Organisation), Geneva, Switzerland, 22 May 2022

(61) Festival de Cinema Estudantil de Guaíba/RS-Mostra de curtas e longas nacionais e internacionais, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 18-31 March 2022

(62) Setting Sun Film Festival, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5-12 May 2022

(63) International Film Festival for Children & Youth 'Hero',  Krasnoyarsk, Russia19-23 May 2022

(64) Independent Cinema Film Festival "Art Club Pavlos Paraschakis", Athens, Greece, 3 Oct 2022

(65) SATX Cinema Showdown, San Antonio, Texas, USA 29 Mar 2022

(66) Australian Inspirational Film Festival, West Pert, WA, Australia 29 Apr - 1 May 2022

(67) Gila Valley Film Festival, Sanford, Arizona, USA, 22-23 April 2022 

(68) Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athena, Attica, Greece, 30 March 2022

(69) Duemila30 - International Sustainability Film Festival & Experience, Milan, Italy, 6-8 May 2022

(70) One Earth Awards, Bangalore, India, 30 Mar 2022

(71) The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, 22-23 Apr 2022

(72) Ciak Napoli Festival, Napoli, Italy, 10 June 2022

(73) UPIKE Film & Media Arts Festival, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA, 28-30 Apr 2022

(74) Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7-10 July 2022

(75) Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California, USA, 20-24 Apr 2022

(76) Short Shot Fest, Moscow, Russia, Aug 2022

(77) Georgetown University Shorts Film Festival, Washington DC, USA, 20-22 Apr 2022

(78) WIFI Film Festival, Topeka, Kansas, USA, 29 Apr - 1 May 2022

(79) Okotoks Film Festival, Alberta, Canada, 2-5 June 2022

(80) The More than Decent Film Festival, Newberry South Carolina, USA, 22-24 Apr 2022

(81) 1st Annual California Capital International Documentary Film Festival, Rancho Cordova, California, USA, 10-12 June 2022

(82) Emberlight International Film Festival, Ironwood, Michigan, USA, 20-27 Apr 2022

(83) International Film Festival of Older Adults - la GRAN pantalla Barcelona, Spain, 28 June - 3 July 2022

(84) Georgetown University Shorts Film Festival, Washington DC, USA, 20-22 Apr 2022

(85) Student Cuts Film Festival, Ljutomer, Slovenia, 12-13 May 2022

(86) 3 Generations Second Annual Youth Video Contest. New York, USA, 10 May 2022

(87) Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, Cefalu, Palermo, Italy, 1 Aug - 30 Sept 2022

(88) AmriCorti International Film Festival, Cuneo, Italy, 13-18 June 2022 

(89) Thessaloniki Free Short Festival, Greece, 9-11 Sept 2022

(90)  İnönü University International Short Film Festival, Malatya, Greece, 16-19 May 2022

(91) British Library Screening - 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) Health for All Film Festival (HAFF), London, England, May 15 2020

(92)  Panama Series Festival, Arraijan, Panama, 10-11 June 2022 (Short Version PTP)

(93) Very Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 20 May 2022 

(94) Three Gardens Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 1-5 June 2022

(95) Tournadeau Music and Film Festival, Putnam, CT, USA, 26-27 Aug 2022

(96) Monaco Streaming Film Festival, Monaco, 31 May - 2 June 2022

(97) Festival Internacional de Cortometraje UVAQ, Michoacan, Mexico, 13-17 June 2022

(98) SPLICE Film Fest, New York, USA, 23-26 June 2022

(99) En Off Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 8 Oct 2022

(100) Beautiful Country International Micro Film Festival, China, June 2022

(101) Strong Chance Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 4-7 Aug 2022

(102) Raw Science Film Festival, LA, California, USA, 1-31 Aug 2022 (Finalist)

(103) Premio De Periodismo Alberta Gimenez, Balears Islands, Spain, 22 Sept 2022

(104) Altona Beach Film Festival, Altona, Victoria,  Australia, 20 August 2022

(105) Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, Berne, Switzerland, 4-6 Nov 2022

(106) Footcandle Film Festival, Hickory, NC, USA, 21-25 Sept 2022

(107) 307 International Film Festival (Wyoming), Laramie, Wyoming, USA, 27-28 August 2020

(108) MiCe (Mostra Internacional Cinema Educatiu) Film Festival, Valencia, Madrid, Spain, 26 Sep - 6 Oct 2022

(109) Ipe Amarelo Film Festival, Brazil, July 2022

(110)  Three Acts of Goodness International Micro Film Contest, Taipei, Taiwan, & California, USA 15 July - 31 Aug 2022

(111) Fentress Student Film Fest, USA, 25-30 July 2022

(112) Oklahoma City Documentary Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA, 5-7 Aug 2022

(113) International Film Festival Akrobat, St Petersburg, Russia, 26-27 Aug 2022

(114) OTB: Only the Best Film Awards, Miami, Florida, USA, 16 Aug 2022 (Finalist June-July 2022)

(115) Zion International Film Festival, Tacoma, Washington, USA, 22-25 Sept 2022

(116) International Film and Television Film Festrival SIMFEST, Mures County, Romania, 29 Aug - 4 Sept 2022 

(117) Red Rose Film Festival, Lancaster, PA, USA, 14-15 Oct 2022

(118) Macau International Film Festival, Macau 1-8 Dec 2022

(119) Emerald Coast Film Festival, Florida, USA, 7-8 Oct 2022

(120) Secindi Film Festival, Merida, Spain, 3-8 Oct 2022

(121) FIAfest, Chia, Colombia, 24-28 Oct 2022

(122) Rusthall Community Cinema Film Festival, Kent, UK, 15-16 Oct 2022

(123) Let's Change the World, Florent, France, 18 Sept 2022

(124) Marcellus Mini Movie Film Festival,  New York, 12 Nov 2022

(125) BJX Bajío International Film Festival (BJX Fest), Guanajuato, Mexico, 21-27 Nov 2022

(126) Grosvenor Road Trial Project Community Film Night, Perth, Australia, 9 Oct 2022

(127) Ipswich Film Festival for Youth, Ipswich, Queensland, 15 Oct 2022

(128) British Colombia Environmental Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 1 Nov 2022

(129) The Audacity Film Festival, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 27 Nov 2022

(130) VKRATZE! International Short Film Festival, Volgograd 15-18 Dec 2022

(131) Link International Film Festival, Middlesex, UK, 3-10 Dec 2023

(132) TV Festival Press Vitez/ TV Festival Press Knight, Serbia, 26 Dec 2022

(133) British Film Institute (BFI) Future Film Festival, Southbank UK, 16-19 Feb 2022

(134) Orion IFF International Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, 14 Jan 2023 (Finalist)

(135) FUIFF Awards United Kingdom, Birmingham, UK, 27-29 Jan 2023

(136) Warrandyte Film Festival, Warrandyte, VIC, 17 Mar 2023

(137) South Georgia Film Festival, Valdosta, GA, USA, 3-5 Mar 2023

(138) Films that Inspire, St Kilda, VIC, Australia, 31 Mar - 1 Apr 2023

(139) The Nickis, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA,  3 March 2023 (Nominee)

(140) Souss International Short Film Festival, 15th Edition, Agadir, Morocco, 2-6 May 2023

(141) Peaberry Film Festival, Canton, Georgia, USA 28-30 Apr 2023
(142) Allshorts Film Festival, Takaka, Tasman, New Zealand, 27 May 2023

(143) Kas International Short Film Festival, Antalya, Turkey 1-4 June 2023

(144) Asian Feedback Film Festival, Canada, 7 May 2023, 2023

(145) South Italy International Film Festival, Puglia, Italy, 17-21 May 2023

(146) Unspooled Film and Animation Festival, Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA, 12-14 May 2023

(147) Steve Aronson International Film Festival, Costa Rica, 10 July 2023

(148) Panama Series Festival,  Panama Oeste, Panama 21 July 2023 (Finalist, Nominee - Full Length PTP)

(149) Canada's YES! Lets Make a Movie Film Festival,  26 Aug 2023 (Nominee - Best Student Film)

(150) Lion of Light Awards, Bedford, UK,  19 Aug 2023

(151) Realtime International Film Festival (RTF), Lagos, Nigeria, 1-6 Oct 2023

(152) Castel Lagopesole Short Film Festival, Potenza, Italy, 1-3 Sept 2023 (Finalist - Best Documentary)

(153) Villammare Festival Film & Friends, Salerno, Italy, 19-26 Aug 2023

(154) Independent  Film Festival SIFFA, Berkshire, UK, 13-27 Nov 2023

(155) Aasha International Film Festival, Maharashtra, India, 21 Sept 2023

(156) Cinema of the World International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, Oct 2023

(157) American International University, Al Jahra, Kuwait, 5-11 Nov 2023

(158) Blue Heeler Film Festival, Denman, NSW, 28-29 Oct 2023

(159) Astana International Short Film Festival, Astana, Khazakstan, 16-18 Nov 2023

(160) Sussex International Film Festival,  Hailsham, UK, 3-5 Nov 2023

(161) Sayen Festival, New York, USA, 23-24 Feb 2024

(162) A Royal Chance Film Festival, Beverly Hills, California, USA, 1-3 Feb 2024

(163) THIRD ACTion Film Festival, Calgary, Canada, 22-24 Mar 2024

(164) BCT - Festival Benevento Cinema E Televisione, Italy 26-30 June 2024

(165) Cloven Hoof Film Festival, Winona, Minnesota, USA, 6 Apr 2024

Pacing the Pool (Awards)

(1) Honourable Mention - International Short & Symbolic Art Film Festival (ISSAFF), St Petersburg, Russia, 27 July 2021

(2) Best Documentary (Short) -  MLC Awards, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 30-31 July 2021

(3) Best Documentary  - Paradise Film Festival, Hungary, 1 Aug 2021

(4) Best Documentary - ReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Competition and Festival,  1 Oct 2021

(5) 2nd Prize, Documentary (19-26 years) - Wicked Wales International Youth Film Festival, Wales, 17-26 Sept 2021   

(6) Best Short Documentary - LAMPA International Film Festival of socially oriented short films, videos and social advertising, Perm Krai, Russia, 15-18 Oct 2021

(7) Best Cinematography - Global Assembly on Everday Life, Gender and Sexuality Film Competition, Batangas, Philippines, 27-31 Oct 2021

(8) 2nd Prize (Best Documentary) - Kenya International Sports Film Festival (KISFF), Nairobi, Kenya, 28-31 Oct 2021 (Finalist)  

(9) Best Documentary - IPSMF (International Photography and Short Movie Festival), Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, 25-27 Nov 2021

(10) Best Documentary - National Benalla Short Film Festival, Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 4 Dec 2021 

(11) Best Script - Art Without Limit International Film Festival, Prishtina, Kosovo, 1-4 Dec 2021

(12) Highly Commended Award - Focus on Ability Short Film Festival, Australia, 19-25 Aug 2021

(13) Best Short Documentary (Jan 2022: Qualifies for Finale) - SICAFILM Los Angeles International Film Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA, 21 Sept 2022

(14) Best Story - International Film & Entertainment Festival of Australia (IFEFA), Sydney, Australia, 16 Feb 2022

(15) Best Documentary - Peninsula Film Festival, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 11-13 Mar 2022

(16) Best Short Documentary - 21 Islands International Short Film Festival, Bronx, New York, USA, 2-6 Feb 2022

(17) Honourable Mention - Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athena, Attica, Greece, 30 March 2022 

(18) Gold Award (Best Documentary) - One Earth Awards, Bangalore, India, 30 Mar 2022 

(19) Hon Mention, Lightbeam Award for Most Inspirational Film - AMDOCS, The American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Palm Springs, California, USA 7th - 11th April 2022 (ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FESTIVAL)

(20) Best  Director (Student) - Gila Valley Film Festival, Sanford, Arizona, USA, 22-23 April 2022

(21) Hon Mention - Very Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 20 May 2022 

(22) Special Jury Prize (Documentary) - International Film Festival for Children & Youth 'Hero',  Krasnoyarsk, Russia19-23 May 2022

(23) Hon Mention - SPLICE Film Fest, New York, USA, 23-26 June 2022

(24) Best Student Film -  Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7-10 July 2022

(25) Best Editing, Ipe Amarelo Film Festival, Brazil, July 2022

(26) Best Cinematography, Ipe Amarelo Film Festival, Brazil, July 2022

(27) Jury Prize - Strong Chance Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 4-7 Aug 2022

(28) Best Documentary - OTB: Only the Best Film Awards, Miami, Florida, USA, 16 Aug 2022 (Film of the Month Finalist June-July 2022) 

(29) Best Documentary (Short) -  Zion International Film Festival, Tacoma, Washington, USA, 22-25 Sept 2022

(30) Best Documentary (3rd Prize) - Three Acts of Goodness International Micro Film Contest, Taipei, Taiwan, & California, USA 15 July - 31 Aug 2022

(31) Best Inspirational Documentary Short Film - Emerald Coast Film Festival, Florida, USA, 7-8 Oct 2022

(32) Best Documentary - Ipswich Film Festival for Youth, Ipswich, Queensland, 15 Oct 2022

(33)  Best Overall Film - Ipswich Film Festival for Youth, Ipswich, Queensland, 15 Oct 2022

(34) International Gold Medal (Best International) - TV Festival Press Vitez/ TV Festival Press Knight, Serbia, 26 Dec 2022

(35) British Film Institute (BFI) Future Film Festival, Southbank UK, 16-19 Feb 2022

(36) Best Student Film - Lion of Light Awards, Bedford, UK,  19 Aug 2023

(37) Best Short Documentary - Aasha International Film Festival, Maharashtra, India, 21 Sept 2023

(38) Best Documentary - Independent  Film Festival SIFFA, Berkshire, UK, 13-27 Nov 2023

This film was produced and developed with the assistance of City of Vincent and Revelation Perth International Film festival

39 COUNTRIES (6 Continents - Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America)

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Khazakstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Macau, Macedonia, Monaco, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, USA, Wales

CAST

Cast: Richard Pace, Val Pace, Ryan Pace, Andy Donaldson, Jaimie Bowler, Pool Family

CREW

Director: Radheya Jegatheva 

Producer: Jay Jay Jegathesan ,

Executive Producer: Ashleigh Nicolau 

Writers: Radheya Jegatheva & Jay Jay Jegathesan

Director of Photography: Justice Goodrick 

Editor: Cal McLean 

Assistant Director: Emma Thomason 

Co-Producer: Holly Miller 

Assistant Camera: Bayley Simonds, Gareth Weston 

Gaffer: Matt O'Sullivan, Gareth Weston 

Best Boys: Max Mules, Luke Hackett, Markus Deakin 

Sound Recordist: Zac Holmes 

Sound Designer: Radheya Jegatheva 

Colorist: Radheya Jegatheva 

Production Assistant: Mirae Jang 

BTS Photographer: Jenina David, Renee Wood-Gush, Jay Jay Jegathesan 

Assistant to Producer (Archival Material): Silas O'Reilly 

Music by Scott Buckley scottbuckley.com.au