Darius Burke

A brand new creative mind in the film industry , Darius Saint Nicholas Burke is an American Film Director and Screenwriter. Born on December 9,1994 at a hospital in Newton, New Jersey , His story is one of imagination and wonder. Initially residing in Sparta, New Jersey , Darius moved to Connecticut in February 1995. As a child, Darius developed creativity at an early age. Around the age of 8, he was already creating a campground in his backyard, making a cactus garden in his yard, and even memorizing every location directly from a train schedule where Amtrak Trains along the east coast made their stops. His other interests included trains, hiking and drawing. Darius found a fascination with writing during elementary school. This practice eventually became how he learned screenwriting. His first experience with Camcorders began at the age of 7. In November 2002, he created a small short film called "Snow Deck" , the name came from the snowboard he was using in the film, that said "snow deck" on it. Despite the footage being lost, Darius has always remembered what the film looks like and remembers himself snowboarding in the film. This skill is what Darius uses to write screenplays considering he is a very visual thinker. Throughout his teenage years,Darius made home movies with his friends and family. During this time, He was beginning to master his skills of cinematography. Darius had previously sought out a career in music during 2015 where he attempted to form a pop punk band. He also tried becoming an internet entrepreneur. He created several social networking sites from 2013 - 2015. In August 2015, He gave up pursuing those interests because it wasn't really interesting to him anymore. On December 31,2015 Darius began his career as a professional filmmaker. He decided to just do it and see where it leads. His inspiration for doing so came from his friend and filmmaker Shaun Hart who he connected with on Facebook in November 2015. Darius is an incredibly creative individual with a mind far beyond his age. A lifelong autodidact (aka: self-taught) Darius has learned cinematography on his own. Darius also loves skateboarding and boogieboarding. His inspirations for becoming a filmmaker are: Shaun Hart, Oliver Stone, Michael Moore, Paul Greengrass, Roland Emmerich, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Werner Herzog , Alex Gibney, James Cameron, Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood, Tim Burton, Ang Lee, Stanley Kubrick, Gus Van Sant , Richard Linklater , Peter Berg , Damien Chazelle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Lee, Robert Zemeckis, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson, The Wachowski's, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Mel Brooks, Peter Jackson, Cullen Hoback, David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Adam McKay, Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Christopher Nolan & Quentin Tarantino. He grew up in Manchester, Connecticut and resides there.