Eric Burleson

Eric Burleson is a freelance writer, director, and producer, born in New Jersey and now located in California. He graduated from Temple University in 2017 with a BFA in Film and a Concentration in Directing. He is best known for his short film, "the bef" (2020), which won Best Actor & the Award of Excellence at One-Reeler Short Film Competition in Los Angeles, Best Actor at Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT in Canada, Best Horror, Best Production Design & Honorable Mention: Director of Short Film at Florence Film Awards in Italy, Best Horror at New York Movie Awards in New York and Best Horror at Media Fright Fest in Pennsylvania. His previous film, "Return Safely" (2017), won Best Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Editor at Temple University's Thesis Screening, Best Narrative Short at Trenton Film Festival in New Jersey, as well as Best Cinematographer at Philadelphia Freedom Shorts in Pennsylvania. His work can be found on his Vimeo page, burlesoneric.