- His favorite films of all time include "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Dark Knight" trilogy, "The Matrix" trilogy", "Drive", "La La Land", "Interstellar", "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith", "I Saw the Devil" and "The Full Monty".
- His favorite directors include Christopher Nolan, Peter Jackson, Stanley Kubrick, Takashi Miike, Nicolas Winding Refn and George Lucas.
- His favorite actor is Christian Bale.
- Is an alumni of Pepperdine University.
- Is such an admirer of early silent film director Georges Méliès that two of de Burgh's short films ('The Difficult Jar' and 'The Twisted Doll') were shot as silent black and white films as a tribute to Méliès.
- Was a volunteer on the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.
- His films have screened at over forty international film festivals, including the Glendale International Film Festival, Micheaux Film Festival, Los Angeles IFS Film Festival, DokuFest, Love International Film Festival, Lake City International Film Festival, Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, Chinese American Film Festival, Dhaka International Film Festival, McMinnville Short Film Festival, Golden Bee International Children's Film Festival, Hoboken International Film Festival, West Sound Film Festival and the Fresco International Film Festival as well as others.
- Is a massive fan of former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
- Speaks fluent Spanish.
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