William Wall (filmmaker) explained

William Wall
Birth Date:	May 6th, 1977 (age 47)
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Santana High School
Years Active:	2010–present
Known For:	Daisy Belle
Credits:	Love All You Have Left
Awards:	List of Awards

William Wall is an American filmmaker and cinematographer known for Daisy Belle (2018), Zero (2014), The Immortal Edward Lumley (2013) and Love All You Have Left (2017).

Early life

Wall grew up in East County, San Diego.^[1] He graduated from Santana High School in 1995 and moved to Maine for a brief period before settling in Escondido, California.

Career

Wall began his career in film after working on music videos. He primarily focuses on short film productions because they are much easier to make on a financial level.

Wall started planning his project Zero: Dawn of the Darklighters in 2015, based on his 2014 film.^[2] In 2018, his film Daisy Belle screened at Oceanside International Film Festival, winning multiple Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards at National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Best Local Film at San Diego International Film Festival.

Wall considers Oscar Wilde and Steven Spielberg to have the most influence on his work.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Cinematographer	Notes
2010	The Wheeler of Oz					Short film
2013	The Immortal Edward Lumley					^[3]
2014	Zero					Short film
2017	Love All You Have Left
2018	Daisy Belle					Short film

Accolades

Festival	Year	Award	Title	Result	Ref.
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	2019	Best Animation	Daisy Belle		^[4]
San Diego International Film Festival	2018	Best Local Film			^[5] ^[6]
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences		Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for Short Format Program			^[7]
		Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for Director - Non-Live
New Hope Film Festival		Best Experimental Short			^[8]
Vision Feast Film Festival		Best Cinematography			^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Horn . Steve . 2018-10-18 . Escondido filmmaker wins best local film at San Diego International Film Fest . . 2023-06-01.
2. Web site: Accomando . Beth . Beth Accomando . 2015-03-06 . San Diego Film Awards Will Be Handed Out Saturday . 2023-06-01 . . en.
3. Web site: Ross . David . 2018-11-23 . Emmy-award winning filmmaker William Wall is a one-man band with scars to prove it . 2023-06-01 . Escondido Times-Advocate.
4. Web site: 2019-03-13 . Winners of the 2019 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema . 2022-07-06 . . en-US.
5. Web site: Award Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015075722/https://sdfilmfest.com/award-winners/ . 2018-10-15 . 2022-06-28 . . en-US.
6. 2018-10-26 . Laurels for Filmmaker . . 32 . 43 . 26 . Issuu.
7. Web site: 2018 . Emmy® Award Recipients June 2018 . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
8. Web site: Genn . Laura . 2018-08-01 . New Hope Film Festival presents awards . 2022-07-06 . . en-US.
9. Web site: 2018 Winners . 2022-07-01 . New Zealand's Vision Feast Film Festival . en-US.