The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras
United Kingdom I 2023 I 17 min I Director: Craig Williams
Early one winter morning in the rural town of Rhuthun in North Wales, three men are called upon once again to carry out a terrible assignment on the Bwlch Pen Barras mountain pass.
Shot on 16mm by cinematographer Sean Price Williams (Good Time, Her Smell) and featuring a score by Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan from The Super Furry Animals, The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras is a Méliès d’argent-nominated Welsh language folk horror film about modern Wales, rooted in the country's rich mythology.
the Director
Craig Williams is a Welsh filmmaker, programmer and writer based in London.
The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras is his directorial debut. It's screened at some of the biggest genre festivals in the world including Beyond Fest in LA, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, MotelX in Lisbon, L'Etrange in Paris and Imagine in Amsterdam, as well as various BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals. It's also been nominated twice for the Méliès d’argent for Best European Short.
Craig is a co-founder of The Badlands Collective, a leading repertory film organization screening forgotten films on rare 35mm prints in cinemas across London, hosting events with directors like Mike Leigh, Terence Davies and Richard Ayoade.
Over the last decade, he has written extensively for the BFI and leading film magazine Sight & Sound, with a particular focus on genre cinema. He has also contributed booklet essays for Arrow Video Blu-ray and DVD releases.