Andrew de Burgh
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
A cinephile from a young age, critically acclaimed writer-director Andrew de Burgh started writing, producing and directing short films whilst studying Film at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. In 2015, he wrote, produced and directed his first professional short film, the psychological thriller "Just One Drink" which starred scream queen Barbara Nedeljakova ("Hostel"). It scored a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and was distributed as an Editor's Pick by ShortsTV, the distributor behind each year's Oscar® Nominated Short Films.
In 2017, he wrote, produced and directed the short silent film "The Twisted Doll" which premiered at the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles. In the same year, he wrote and directed the virtual reality horror short film "Queen of Hearts" starring Christina Calph ("Arthur").
In 2019, after founding the production company Sacred Ember Films, de Burgh made his feature filmmaking debut with the sci-fi romance "The Bestowal" which starred Sharmita Bhattacharya ("Grey's Anatomy"). The film scored a 78% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and won awards at film festivals worldwide, including Best Director at the Lake City International Film Festival, Best Actress at the Los Angeles IFS Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the Love International Film Festival. In November 2019, it was released by Indie Rights on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Google Play and YouTube Movies. In 2021, he co-produced and directed the animated Christmas short film "The Legend of Santa", which received universal praise from film critics and qualified for a BAFTA through the film festival DokuFest. It was released on the short film app Sofy.tv by Mbur Films.
Season One of his debut TV Series as creator, writer and director, the psychological thriller "The Twisted Doll" was released on October 31st, 2024 on Cpics and ZEE5, where it trended at number 1. Executive produced by Kavi Raz ("The Black Prince"), the show stars newcomers Summer Singh and Felix Merback in the lead roles, as well as Andrew Ghai (CBS's "Matlock"), Bree Mignano (Netflix's "Pulse"), Xander Bailey ("Beckman"), Rebecca Ritz ("Minority Report"), Chelsea Gilson ("Hawaii Five-0") and Will Roberts (General George C. Marshall in "Oppenheimer").
In 2024, he wrote, produced and directed his second feature film as writer-director, the horror-thriller "The Seductress from Hell". It stars Rocio Scotto (Blumhouse's "AfrAId") in the title role, as well as Jason Faunt ("Power Rangers"), James Hyde ("Netflix's Monarca") and Andy Lauer ("Screamers"). A Garaj Pictures and Sacred Ember Films co-production, it features sound design by Steve Campagna ("Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"), special effects makeup by Brittany Jamison-Lackey ("Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania") and art direction by Anna Giudice ("Interstellar"). It had it's World Premiere at the 2024 Glendale International Film Festival and it's LA Premiere at the 2024 Micheaux Film Festival, where de Burgh was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Feature.
In Spring 2025, his stop-motion Christmas short film "The Magic of Santa Claus" screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival and the Oneota Film Festival.
In 2017, he wrote, produced and directed the short silent film "The Twisted Doll" which premiered at the Polish Film Festival Los Angeles. In the same year, he wrote and directed the virtual reality horror short film "Queen of Hearts" starring Christina Calph ("Arthur").
In 2019, after founding the production company Sacred Ember Films, de Burgh made his feature filmmaking debut with the sci-fi romance "The Bestowal" which starred Sharmita Bhattacharya ("Grey's Anatomy"). The film scored a 78% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and won awards at film festivals worldwide, including Best Director at the Lake City International Film Festival, Best Actress at the Los Angeles IFS Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the Love International Film Festival. In November 2019, it was released by Indie Rights on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Google Play and YouTube Movies. In 2021, he co-produced and directed the animated Christmas short film "The Legend of Santa", which received universal praise from film critics and qualified for a BAFTA through the film festival DokuFest. It was released on the short film app Sofy.tv by Mbur Films.
Season One of his debut TV Series as creator, writer and director, the psychological thriller "The Twisted Doll" was released on October 31st, 2024 on Cpics and ZEE5, where it trended at number 1. Executive produced by Kavi Raz ("The Black Prince"), the show stars newcomers Summer Singh and Felix Merback in the lead roles, as well as Andrew Ghai (CBS's "Matlock"), Bree Mignano (Netflix's "Pulse"), Xander Bailey ("Beckman"), Rebecca Ritz ("Minority Report"), Chelsea Gilson ("Hawaii Five-0") and Will Roberts (General George C. Marshall in "Oppenheimer").
In 2024, he wrote, produced and directed his second feature film as writer-director, the horror-thriller "The Seductress from Hell". It stars Rocio Scotto (Blumhouse's "AfrAId") in the title role, as well as Jason Faunt ("Power Rangers"), James Hyde ("Netflix's Monarca") and Andy Lauer ("Screamers"). A Garaj Pictures and Sacred Ember Films co-production, it features sound design by Steve Campagna ("Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"), special effects makeup by Brittany Jamison-Lackey ("Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania") and art direction by Anna Giudice ("Interstellar"). It had it's World Premiere at the 2024 Glendale International Film Festival and it's LA Premiere at the 2024 Micheaux Film Festival, where de Burgh was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Feature.
In Spring 2025, his stop-motion Christmas short film "The Magic of Santa Claus" screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival and the Oneota Film Festival.
