They are preparing for an elegant meal, with the intent of securing a business deal to mine in the surrounding countryside. The Feastis following this trend but it does so in a more subtle way, prioritizing its characters and their unsettling situation while slyly sneaking in an environmentalist message.ĭuring an extended, dialogue-free opening sequence, we are introduced to a wealthy family living in the Welsh mountains: parents Glenda ( Nia Roberts) & Gwyn ( Julian Lewis Jones) and their sons: triathlon trainee Gweirydd ( Sion Alun Davies) and the free-spirited Guto ( Steffan Cennydd). Some have been ill-advised, while others have been heavy-handed. If there’s one trend among the genre films screening at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, it’s that they’ve all got a message to deliver.