Directing
Michael Burke
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
Michael Burke is an American film director. He was selected for both the Sundance Institute Writer’s and Filmmaker’s Lab 2000. His debut feature film, The Mudge Boy, premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, he has developed projects for Sarah Jessica Parker's Pretty Matches Productions, wrote the screenplay for Adam (2020), and served as a consultant to Amy Schumer on Life & Beth (2022). In 2008, he joined NYU as an Associate Arts Professor, and holds the position of Associate Dean of the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television. From 2010 to 2015, he served as Chair of the Grad Film program at Tisch Asia, and was the Associate Dean of Tisch Asia from 2013 to 2015.
Known for
6.6Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.
The Mudge Boy
2003
6.3A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
Adam
2020
5.4An awkward young farm boy undergoes a profound and painful rite of passage in Michael Burke's masterful drama of nascent sexuality and friendship. Ridiculed for his love of animals (his best friend is a chicken), the boy's acceptance by his peers requires a stunning choice.
Fishbelly White
1998
4.0A countdown of infamous incidents from the 1990s, including Hugh Grant's arrest and OJ Simpson's murder trial. The program also looks back at Eric Cantona kicking a fan during a match, Jarvis Cocker interrupting Michael Jackson's performance at the Brit awards, and David and Victoria Beckham's lavish wedding. Featuring contributions from Louis Walsh, Shaun Ryder, Bez, Michael Burke, Darren Day, Gail Porter, Tim Vincent, Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona.
The 90s the Most Shocking Celebrity Moments
2017
5.0After being accepted into a prestigious New England art school, sexy small-town Joe and townie mastermind Jennifer quickly join forces. They are determined to succeed on a campus over-populated with jaded mega-rich kids awash in trust funds, abortions, and drugs galore.
Between Something & Nothing
2008
5.6Boys Life 5 is the fifth installment of the Boys Life series, which collects LGBT-related short films. Distributed by Strand Releasing. This gay anthology of short films about unrequited love should strike a universal chord with audiences of all persuasions. 4 Shorts: Dare (2005); Fishbelly White (1998); Late Summer (2001); Time Off (1990).
Boys Life 5
2006
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.6Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.
The Mudge Boy
2003
6.6Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.
The Mudge Boy
2003
6.3A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
Adam
2020
5.4An awkward young farm boy undergoes a profound and painful rite of passage in Michael Burke's masterful drama of nascent sexuality and friendship. Ridiculed for his love of animals (his best friend is a chicken), the boy's acceptance by his peers requires a stunning choice.
Fishbelly White
1998
5.4An awkward young farm boy undergoes a profound and painful rite of passage in Michael Burke's masterful drama of nascent sexuality and friendship. Ridiculed for his love of animals (his best friend is a chicken), the boy's acceptance by his peers requires a stunning choice.
Fishbelly White
1998
5.6Boys Life 5 is the fifth installment of the Boys Life series, which collects LGBT-related short films. Distributed by Strand Releasing. This gay anthology of short films about unrequited love should strike a universal chord with audiences of all persuasions. 4 Shorts: Dare (2005); Fishbelly White (1998); Late Summer (2001); Time Off (1990).
Boys Life 5
2006