Writer
Barrett Burgin
Knoxville, Tennessee · 9 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 9
Java Jive
2025 · Writer, Director
A Scout is Kind
2024 · Director, Writer
The Angel
2024 · Director, Writer
That Hideous Place
2024 · Producer
Cryo
2022 · Director, Writer
On Plex
Father of Man
2019 · Director, Writer
Out of the Ground
2018 · Director, Writer
Keeper
2018 · Writer, Director
The Next Door
2016 · Director, Writer