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.

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.

Holwerda and his brother Luke, who is a cinematographer, grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family. He is also a musician.