The roles are non-speaking and involve cinematic reenactments of flashback scenes.

Burd tells the story of Burdett "Burd" Sisler, who, at 110, is the oldest man in Canada and one of the last living WWII veterans. Told through four generations of family, personal testimony, archival photos, and reenactments, Burd captures a life shaped by love and grief, preserving a fading century of Canadian history.

The film incorporates personal artifacts Burd preserved throughout his life: news clippings, military handbooks, and photo albums dating back as far as 1867. Cinematic recreations of character-defining moments from Burd’s life bring an added dynamic of emotional and visual depth to the film.

Director Bio
Abraham Dawod is a Canadian-Egyptian filmmaker with a background in both directing and production. He has directed 16 short films, including the sci-fi short My Girl, Skelly (2021) which played at 11 festivals and won 4 awards. He has worked in various crew roles on over 100 productions at the indie and studio level, including as an executive assistant on Amazon Studio's Beast Games (2024), and on the hit Canadian biopic BlackBerry (2023).