Xavier Burgin

'Xavier Burgin' (qv) is an Emmy nominated writer-director from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He nurtured his creative process there, honing his skills as a filmmaker. Xavier is the Director of Shudder's first original documentary, Horror Noire - A History of Black Horror. He's also a Sundance Lab Fellow, an HBO Finalist, a Ryan Murphy Television Half Foundation alumni, a semifinalist for the Student Academy 'Awards' (qv), and a director on the Emmy nominated series, Giants.Xavier's feature documentary, Horror Noire, expounds on the history of Black Americans in horror cinema. The film, streaming on Shudder, has been covered by the A.V. Club, The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, Slash Film, The Verge, Entertainment Weekly, and more. It was featured in an educational screening hosted by The Toronto International Film Festival. It includes interviews from Jordan Peele, Keith David, Tony Todd, Rachel True, Paula Jai Parker, Richard Lawson, and more prominent actors, filmmakers, and scholars in the horror genre. It holds a Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.Xavier directed Episode 204: Lights Out and Episode 207: Okay In The Silence, of the Emmy nominated series, Giants, on Issa Rae's Color Creative. Xavier's work has been nominated for an Emmy in the "Outstanding Directing for a Digital Series" category. The series has been picked up for television via TV One.Xavier is a fellow of The Sundance Institute's New Voices Lab. Xavier shadowed on the set of American Horror Story as a member of the RMTV Half Foundation, a diversity program created by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Scream Queens, Pose). Xavier has also been a finalist for ABC Disney's Directing and Writer's Program, Sony's Diverse Directors Program, and Viacom's Emerging Directors Program.Xavier's feature script, On time, won The Screencraft Drama Competition, The Film Empire Diversity Competition, and was a finalist in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition.On Time, his proof of concept for his feature script of of the same name, is an HBO and Issa Rae Present's "Short Film Sundays" film. Olde E, his thesis film, was a semi-finalist for The Student Academy 'Awards' (qv) and was chosen for Ryan Murphy's Directors' Showcase. Other, his film about Black America's Two Voices, was featured on Shadow & Act, Bossip, & Colorlines.Xavier has worked with AMC, Shudder, Kevin Hart's LOL Network, Baron Davis' No Label, Stage 3 Productions, Bazelevs, Google, and Lenovo. He infuses his progressive ideals and transformative beliefs into every project he undertakes.::'Xavier Burgin' (qv)