Question 1

How long did it take Andrew Heckler to get Burden made after writing the script?

Accepted Answer

Heckler wrote the script in 1998 and carried it for almost 20 years until it was finally produced. Forest Whitaker originally signed on in 2006, and it took 16 years to get the film made.

Question 2

What event at Sundance 2018 followed Burden's premiere?

Accepted Answer

The film received over a 5-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018.

Question 3

What inspired Andrew Heckler to write the screenplay for Burden?

Accepted Answer

In the late 1990s, Heckler met the real Reverend Kennedy in Laurens, South Carolina, after reading about the Redneck Shop & KKK Museum in a newspaper article, and began drafting the screenplay.

Question 4

Who plays the lead role of Mike Burden in the film?

Accepted Answer

Garrett Hedlund portrays Mike Burden, a Ku Klux Klansman who opens a KKK museum and later quits the Klan after falling in love with a single mother.

Question 5

Which actor, after an Oscar nomination, texted Heckler 'You're next'?

Accepted Answer

After producer Robbie Brenner got nominated for an Academy Award for 'Dallas Buyers Club,' she texted director Andrew Heckler the same morning and said 'You're next.'

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