Augustus Rivers is a screenwriter, award-nominated actor, award-winning producer and upcoming director based in Brooklyn/Toronto.

He has performed on international stages, in acclaimed feature films, and major network television. Recent credits include Mark Weeden's The Fortunate Ones, Hell Motel (Shudder), Law and Order: Toronto (NBC), Near or Far (CBC Gem), Umbrella Academy Season 3 (Netflix), Fellow Travelers (Showtime), Something You Said Last Night (winner of the Changemaker Award at TIFF 2022), and Chell Stephen's feature film Byeee.

As a writer and producer, Augustus has developed the short films In My Bones, A Night In, and Strangers (winner of the Special Jury Prize at Nitehawk Film Festival). In 2023, he self-produced his writing debut, the short film Ember Part 2, which premiered at Bushwick Film Festival. He is currently developing multiple limited series and feature film projects, and is in post-production for his directorial debut Untitled 50 Year Old Guy.

Danya Chichagov is an award nominated Russian-Canadian Queer Actor, Producer and Filmmaker based in Brooklyn.

He is the Cinematographer of Highway 8's inaugural films Ember Part 2 and Untitled 50 Year Old Guy.

As an actor, his screen credits include The Recruit (Netflix), Station Eleven (HBO Max), The Expanse (Prime Video) and a starring role in We Three Queens (OUTtv), for which he earned an ACTRA Award nomination in 2025.

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