Writer-director Andrew Heckler is teaming up with Forest Whitaker and Garett Hedlund to bring a story of overcoming prejudice with the help of love and faith."Burden" is a powerful and timely true story of faith and love overcoming hate. Set in a southern community scarred from deep-rooted racism, an unlikely friendship forms when an African American, David Kennedy (Forest Whitaker) reverend helps a KKK member, Mike Burden (Garett Hedlund) leave the Klan.



Written and directed by Andrew Heckler, the movie stars Forest Whitaker, Garett Hedlund, Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wilkinson, Tess Harper, Usher, Neva Howell, Crystal R. Fox, and Dexter Darden. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year, the movie has a theatrical release date of February 28, 2020.