Dreams of a Dead God, a found-footage, cosmic horror, short film has won the Audience Choice Award at the 2026 Porchlight Film Festival in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The Audience Choice Award was given after tallying up all the votes from audience members at the festival and was in competition with every other film at the festival, both short and feature length.
This is the latest film by Memphis writer/director Jim Weter and marks the 3rd award for the film, after winning Best Featurette at the Bare Bones Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma and the Best Extended Short Film at the Dunwich Film Festival in Providence, Rhode Island.
The film stars Cameron J. Crawford, Christopher Steinmetz, Larshay Watson, Jerry Kimble Jr., and Ryan Gilliam. All of whom are local Memphis film and stage actors. The entire crew was also made up of local Memphis talent, many of whom have been working with Director Jim Weter for over 15 years on various films.
In honor of winning the award, a special encore screening of Dreams of a Dead God will be held on Monday, April 20th at the Malco Studio at Greensborough Village Theater in Jonesboro, Arkansas at 6:00 PM during the Porchlight Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest” presentation.
Official Tagline:
October, 1936: sanity and reality itself are tested during the filmed interrogation of a kidnapper and murderer with ties to an ancient cult.
Written by director Jim Weter, Dreams of a Dead God is an original story, taking place in the world of H. P. Lovecraft and following the events of the novella, The Call of Cthulhu. Tracking a kidnapper and murderer from France to Louisiana, a young woman and her adopted brother team up with local police and set out into the swamps north of New Orleans. Here the group uncovers much more than they expected and barely succeed in capturing the fugitive before being forced to flee. Dreams of a Dead God is the recovered film recording of the rushed interrogation that occurred shortly afterwards and the only surviving record of the event.
“Inspired by the authors appearing in Weird Tales magazine such as Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert Bloch,” said director Jim Weter. “Dreams of a Dead God represents my own humble contribution to the cosmic horror mythos”.
Festival Screenings
Apr. 20th, 2026 – Encore Screening at The Porchlight Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest” Presentation – Jonesboro, AR
Aug 28th, 2026 – The Bloody Peach Film Festival – Atlanta, GA (Official Selection)
Oct. 3rd, 2026 – The Illinois Horror Movie Festival – Mount Carroll, IL (Official Selection)
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