Gus Holwerda
Gus Holwerda is an American film director. He wrote, directed, and produced the documentary The Unbelievers, which follows scientists Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins.
Gus Holwerda
- Name
- Gus Holwerda
- Born
- 29 December 1975
- Birthplace
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Gus Holwerda • Born — 29 December 1975 • Birthplace — Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 2005–present
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Holwerda began his career writing and directing short films, and wrote and acted in the action TV series The Unjust. In 2013, Holwerda released The Unbelievers, a documentary about atheism, which starred Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss. The film had its world premier at Hot Docs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Holwerda released his first narrative feature film, a sci-fi, titled Intersect in 2020. Together with his brother Luke, who is a cinematographer, Holwerda since 2019 creates The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes podcast, on the Granada TV series where Jeremy Brett played Sherlock Holmes. In 2024, as a 40th anniversary celebration of the series, the brothers staged an event in Guildford, England called Brettcon, with guests including actors and costume designers from the series.
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The Holwerda brothers grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family.
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Gus Holwerda born at Jacksonville.
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- 1.Gus Holwerda.
- 2.Physicist Lawrence Krauss Believes in Star Trek, Not God. WIRED. 14 June 2014.
- 3.Science on Screen: "The Unbelievers" at The Loft Tonight. Tucson Weekly.
- 4.John R. Kennedy. Dawkins, Krauss have faith in 'The Unbelievers'. Global News. 29 April 2013.
- 5.Gus Holwerda. IMDb.
- 6.Brettcon! Information on the podcast website, before the event.
- 7.Brettcon category, podcast episodes based on recordings from the event
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