Xavier Burgin attended The University of Alabama before being accepted into USC’s School of Cinematic Arts for TV & Film Production. There, he nurtured his creative process, discovering a love for writing and directing.

Xavier’s filmography has been accepted in The American Black Film Festival HBO Short Film Competition, Raindance Film Festival, San Diego Black Film Festival, and Troy International Film Festival. He was a finalist in both the UCFTI Expo Stage 32 film competition and won 1st place at The International 3D Society’s film competition.

Xavier has amassed a following of over 40,000 plus followers on twitter through his long form twitter stories, landing him features on sites such as Buzzfeed, Distractify, Complex, Global Grind, Clutch Magazine, Thought Catalog, Twitter’s Moments Page, and Alux .

Xavier directed Olde E, a 546 Advanced Narrative film at USC’s School School of Cinematic Arts which received the Charles and Lucille King Best of Student Media Award and is a semi-finalist for the 43rd Student Academy Awards.

He directed, On Time, a proof of concept piece based on the feature script, Rough Around the Edges, co-written with Tiara Marshall, that made it past the first round of the Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab. The film was selected as a finalist in The American Black Film Festival’s HBO Short Film Competition.

Xavier has worked with Bazelevs (Wanted, Unfriended), Blavity, Riveting Entertainment, Google, Lenovo, Coca-Cola, The Distinguished Filmmakers’ Network, and Oscar Mayer as a director, writer, cinematographer, and/or writer. Xavier is also part of the National Lampoon Lemmings Improv group.

Xavier strives to bring an emotionally, powerful aesthetic through drama, and a pleasantly gut-aching, hilarity through comedy. Above all else, he currently works towards building an artistic resume highlighting his unique, and progressive sensibilities.

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