BEST ACTOR – Feature or Short

Rory Wilson (“Chris Rivers”)

BEST DIRECTOR – Feature

David A. Roberts 

OLDER GODS

(UK, 82 min, 2023)

After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers leaves everything behind and travels to the Welsh countryside to investigate a dark apocalyptic cult. When he arrives, he finds that he’s bitten off far more than he can chew. Not only are the residents seemingly working together to obfuscate the details of what happened to his friend, they also seem to have given up on Chris entirely. Most sinister of all is that despite their wide grins, Chris is pretty certain his missing friend has been given up as a human sacrifice to an ancient evil. Older Gods is an Lovecraftian cosmic horror film that navigates the guilt of losing a loved one -- and what we are willing to do to make up for not being there to protect them. Like Chris' visit to Wales, a viewing of Older Gods is a trip you’re likely to find hard to shake. Filmed in Snowdonia, Wales.

Director Biography - David A. Roberts

British director David A. Roberts started freelance as an editor in 2004. Since co-founding Wagyu Films, David has directed dozens of commercials, music videos, marketing films and shorts. Now concentrating purely on narrative films, David directed the shorts Embers, Weight and AfterLyfe as well as writing and directing his debut feature film, Older Gods, with the team at Wagyu Films.