Xavier Burgin
Assistant Professor of Cinema
Education
MA, USC School of Cinematic Arts
BA, University of Alabama
Xavier Burgin is an Emmy-nominated writer and director and a graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He is a staff writer on Starz’s wrestling drama Heels and has written for WWE, CryptTV, Amazon Studios, the Discovery Channel and Paramount. He directed AMC Networks’ Horror Noire, Adult Swim’s Juneteenth holiday special and the BET+ series Giants, and is the dubbing director for Netflix’s sumo drama Sanctuary.
His Adult Swim special Juneteenth With Open Mike Eagle, about the history of the national holiday, premiered between The Boondocks and Black Dynamite. Xavier has taken part in many industry programs, including Paramount’s Viewfinder Program, Netflix’s Dubbing Initiative, the Sundance Labs, HBO’s Short Film Showcase, Berlinale Talents, the Commercial Directors Diversity Program and Ryan Murphy’s Director Shadow Program.