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Named by Variety as "talent to watch," Maria Burton has directed 6 successful independent feature films, the latest of which are currently streaming: A Sort of Homecoming, with Laura Marano and Katherine McNamara, and For the Love of George, with Rosanna Arquette, Tate Donovan, Rex Lee & Kristen Johnston. Earlier films include Just Friends, Temps, and Manna from Heaven (MGM/SONY), now being remastered for preservation in The Academy’s permanent archives.

Burton helms Five Sisters Productions with her real-life siblings, through which she directed the pilot for the Emmy qualifying short form series Old Guy and produced The Happiest Day of His Life (MTV/Logo), Kings, Queens & In-Betweens, and Julia Sweeney's "Letting Go of God" (Showtime).

Burton has been selected for studio directing programs including Disney/ABC, CBS, Ryan Murphy’s HALF, SONY, and ProjectHER, for which she wrote and directed Good Eggs for Condé Nast’s anthology series (now streaming on Amazon).

Burton has served on National Board DGA (Alt), Co-Chair DGA's WSC and DGA's CJC, past Co-Chair of Alliance of Women Directors. She's currently developing projects including MidLife, Searching for Tamsen Donner, based on her mother's award winning books; and Mercury 13, a drama inspired by women tested for the original astronaut program; awards include Athena List, Bechdel List, Women’s List, Nicholl Quarterfinalist.