Desmond Nakano

Desmond Nakano directed the feature films, White Man's Burden (1995) and American Pastime (2007).

Alan Parker

Almost unbelievably, White Man's Burden was directed by Alan Parker, who had previously directed The Commitments, one of the sweetest and funniest movies you'll ever see.

an American drama film, Burden, written and directed by Andrew Heckler

The true events described above have inspired an American drama film, Burden, written and directed by Andrew Heckler.

by Andrew Heckler (NFF ‘18 New Voices in Screenwriting Honoree)

“Burden,” written and directed by Andrew Heckler (NFF ‘18 New Voices in Screenwriting Honoree), was awarded Best Narrative Feature, and Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions’ “Juliet, Naked,” written by Evgenia Peretz, Jim Taylor & Tamara Jenkins, and directed by Jesse Peretz, was runner up.

writer-director Andrew Heckler's film starring Garrett Hedlund about a Klansman whose encounters with a single mom and an African-American reverend teach a Klansman tolerance

Audience Award winners included the dramatic feature Burden, writer-director Andrew Heckler's film starring Garrett Hedlund about a Klansman whose encounters with a single mom and an African-American reverend teach a Klansman tolerance; and the documentary The Sentence, whose director Rudy Valdez recounts the case of a Klansman's sister, who received a 15-year mandatory sentence for a crime in which whose director Rudy Valdez was only tangentially involved.

by Timothy Marrinan and Richard Dewey

Directed by Timothy Marrinan and Richard Dewey, Burden goes deeper than the bullet hole, combining video documentation of 1970s performances with observations from colleagues (including a young Roger Ebert!)