ONE LESS GOD AWARDED THE GRAND JURY AWARD AND THE INDUSTRY CHOICE AWARD AT THE 2017 DANCES WITH FILMS
The Australian film ONE LESS GOD was awarded both the Grand Jury Award and the Industry Choice Award at Sunday night’s awards ceremony for Dances With Films. Produced by Joel Worthington, Maren Smith and Joel Hagen, and co-produced by Nelson Lay for New Realm Films, ONE LESS GOD is an ensemble film inspired by the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai. The film recounts the events from the points of view of a group of hostages, as well as from the terrorists. The chilling and timely story is beautifully shot, and captures the humanity and the terror of what’s been called “India’s 9/11”.
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Lliam Worthington
PRODS: Maren Smith, Joel Hagen, Lliam Worthington, Nelson Lau
CAST: Joseph Mahler Taylor, SukhRaj Deepak, Mihika Rao, Kabir Singh, Kieran Kumar, Nathan Kaye, Martelle Hammer, Reilly O’Byrne-Inglis, Igor Kreyman, Joseph J.U. Taylor, Quentin Yung, Jan Langford-Penny, Nicole Fantl, Philip R.K. John, Nicolas Scot Francois, Rhavin Banda, Kaliopi Eleni. Below: Cast Photos From Dances With Films Festival Awards Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood:
– I’m so happy and honored by One Less God being awarded both the Grand Jury Award and the Industry Choice Award, says writer/director Lliam Worthington (Below with cast). The film was 8 years in the making, and it’s even timelier now. I set out to create a cinematic experience that would show the human heart of the tragedy beyond the news cycles, and to inspire genuine movement towards greater humanism and compassion. I look forward to bringing this film to audiences around the world. 
The juried narrative competition at the 20th edition of Dances With Films included 16 features. In total, the festival screened 193 films, and all are eligible for the Industry Choice award.
– ONE LESS GOD is one of the most masterful works we’ve seen come out of the Australian independent scene,” said Dances With Films co-founders Michael Trent and Leslee Scallon
. “It is powerfully relevant considering today’s headlines and we were honored to have the opportunity of presenting it to the world at this year’s festival.”
The jury’s comment for the Grand Jury Award:“There’s an incredible amount of heart and humanity in One Less God. A film that teaches us we can and need to be better.”
Writer/director Lliam Worthington is an acclaimed Australian writer, director and producer who began his career studying acting and theatre directing at the renowned Australian Theatre for Young People, and went on to a successful career as an actor. He transitioned to writing and directing short films, making a string of award winning shorts, including ‘Shayalor’. He then founded the film production company ‘New Realms Films’, where he for the past twelve years, has has worked as a director, writer, editor and DOP, honing his skills on short films, music videos and theatre, while writing and co-developing a slate of feature film scripts and properties for New Realms Films. Eight years in the making, Lliam makes his feature length directorial debut with ONE LESS GOD.
