Small Shoes
Poem by Maggie Smith
If there are fewer stars now
than when I was a child,
I can’t say
which are missing,
who was the last to see them.
Is it not a crime
unless we call it a crime?
It is difficult to document
a disappearance,
a boat full of stars
capsized.
Stars lying in the sand
face-down,
wearing small shoes.
Add that to the report:
some of the stars washed up
in small shoes.
Credits
A FILM BY
Kate Dolan
POEM BY
Maggie Smith
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Todd Boss
Egg Creative
Claire McGirr
PRODUCER
Fiona Kinsella
STARRING
Jacob Mason
VOICEOVER TALENT
Olwen Fouere
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Philip Blake
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
John Caren
PROPS BUYER
Emma Lowney
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Kealan Busse
CAMERA TRAINEE
India Heath
CHAPERONE
Brian Mason
CAMERA EQUIPMENT
24/ 7
Film Equipment Hire
Philip Blake
LIGHTING
Teach Solais
MEDIC
Dave Byrne, Blue Screen Medics
INSURANCE
MIB Insurance
VFX ARTIST
Richard Merrigan
COMPOSITOR
John Kennedy
POST PRODUCER
Aoife Fitzgerald
POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES
Windmill Lane Pictures
DUBBING MIXER/SOUND DESIGNER
Mark Henry
AUDIO POST PRODUCER
Deborah Doherty
SOUND STUDIO
Number 4
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Jason Foran
John Leahy
Maureen V Ward (Talented Kids)
Fingal County Council
Wicklow County Council
Greystones Municipal District
Kite Studios
Oscar Taylor’s Hotel
AM PM Hire
Sarah Louise Rossiter
Margaret Kinsella
“Small Shoes,” a poem by Maggie Smith.©2017 Maggie Smith. Used by permission. This poem originally appeared in Rise Up Review.
Screenings
2018
Motionpoems New York City Premiere
Motionpoems LA Premiere
Sydney Design Film Festival
2019
Motionpoems Dublin Premiere
