Barrett Burgin
Writing
Theodore Barrett Burgin is an award-winning writer, director, and producer from Southern Appalachia. He is best known for writing and directing several award-winning short films, including The Next Door (2016), The Angel (2024) and A Scout is Kind (2024), and Java Jive (2025), as well as selling his student feature film CRYO (2022) to Saban Films. Noted for his special interests in religious identity, myth, and cultural representation, his films often incorporate elements of his Mormon upbringing. His work is studied in collegiate courses.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2025Java Jive Writer, Director
- 2024A Scout is Kind Director, Writer
- 2024The Angel Director, Writer, Producer
- 2024That Hideous Place Producer
- 2022Cryo Director, Writer
- 2019Father of Man Director, Writer
- 2018Out of the Ground Director, Writer
- 2018Keeper Director, Writer
- 2016The Next Door Director, Writer