‘Burden’ Fights Racism on Digital Now, Disc June 23

June 14, 2020

SYNOPSIS: Academy Award^® winner Forest Whitaker (The Butler, Black Panther) and Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound) star in BURDEN, a powerful and timely true-story of faith and love overcoming hate. Set in a southern community scarred from deep-rooted racism, an unlikely friendship forms when an African American reverend (Whitaker) helps a KKK member (Hedlund) leave the Klan. From 101 Studios, BURDEN is written and directed by Andrew Heckler in his feature debut and produced by Robbie Brenner, the Academy Award^®nominated producer of Dallas Buyers Club. A phenomenal cast stars alongside Whitaker and Hedlund including Academy Award^® nominee Tom Wilkinson (Selma, Michael Clayton), Andrea Riseborough (“Waco,” Battle of the Sexes), Academy Award® nominee Tess Harper (No Country for Old Men), Crystal Fox (“Big Little Lies,” Driving Miss Daisy), Grammy Award^® winner Usher (People You May Know, She’s All That) and Dexter Darden (Maze Runner series, Joyful Noise).

The DVD and Digital versions of BURDEN feature an exclusive bonus content piece going behind the scenes of the unlikely friendship of the film’s two subjects, giving audiences a meaningful look at this remarkable and compelling journey of personal discovery that inspires hope.

BONUS FEATURES on DVD AND DIGITAL

Behind the Scenes of BURDEN

Film Website: https://www.burdenmovie.com/
UPHE Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/burden
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1OhO9Q3tAM
Facebook: @BurdenMovie https://www.facebook.com/BurdenMovie/
Twitter: @BurdenMovie https://twitter.com/burdenmovie
Instagram: @BurdenMovie https://www.instagram.com/burdenmovie
#BurdenMovie

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Hébert with Usher Raymond IV and Tom Wilkinson
Casting By: Rich Delia
Music By: Dickon Hinchliffe
Edited By: Julie Monroe, Saar Klein
Director of Photography: Jeremy Rouse, ACS
Production Designer: Stephanie Hamilton
Costume Designer: Anette Cseri
Co-Producers: Eric Harbert, Mark Sanor
Executive Producers: Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson, Andrea Riseborough, Gabriela Revilla Lugo, Jeff Kwatinetz, Kevin McKeon, Dan Farah, Gary Raskin, Charles Dombek, Alastair Burlingham, Jeffrey Hecktman, Anna Chi, Scooter Braun, Robert Jones, Steve Potts, Jonathan Rae, Zach Vella, Michelle Mason, Kaily Smith, Wayne Marc Godfrey, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Bob Yari
Produced By: Robbie Brenner, P.G.A., Jincheng, Bill Kenwright
Written and Directed by: Andrew Heckler

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: June 23, 2020
Selection Number: 39212481
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9 2.40:1
Rating: R for disturbing violent content, and language throughout including racial epithets.
Languages/Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English SDH, Latin American Spanish
Run Time: 1 hour 57 Minutes

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