A Proper Burial
Directed by: Edward Bursch
Drama, Dark-comedy
2010 | 18min | Pennsylvania

About the film:
“At its core, it is a struggle against regression,” when an aspiring young writer, Nicholas, encounters the somewhat successful Christian author, Peter Staunch, and decides to befriend him. What follows is a psychological descent into the mind of the deeply-cerebral Nicholas, flashing a glimpse into the story of a man pressed against the blurred lines of his own mental limitations.

Screening Times: Shorts Block A @ Sinclair Auditorium
7:15pm Wednesday 6/16
9:15pm Friday 6/18
1:15pm Saturday 6/19

About the filmmaker:
Edward attended Ithaca College, where he studied cinema production and philosophy. As an intern, he worked on Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York" and Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox." "A Proper Burial" is Edward's third film to screen at the Southside Film Festival, and his first to have been made outside of school, in a truly independent fashion.