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Short film · 4:48

Bury Me

Some sins refuse to stay buried. A film by Jeff Perreca.

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01 / The story

A childhood encounter with Poe.

A man tries to dispose of a body, only to discover that some sins refuse to stay buried. A modern reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart.

Perreca traces Bury Me to a childhood school trip to see a community-theatre production of The Tell-Tale Heart in Michigan. That experience helped draw him toward storytelling; this short revisits Poe’s themes of guilt and conscience in a desert setting.

Format
Short film
Running time
4:48
Filmmaker
Jeff Perreca
Channel release
7 May 2023
YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
2,786
02 / Behind the camera

Meet the filmmaker.

Portrait of Jeff Perreca
Source: Famous Last Words Productions

Jeff Perreca

Jeff Perreca is a writer and director whose work pairs high-concept stories with grounded characters. He was a directing fellow in the BlackMagic Collective First Frame Initiative in 2021 and its Directing Actors Lab in 2022. His work spans narrative film and advertising.

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03 / More from the film

Around the work.

Screenplays, production photographs, cast and making-of notes are added as they are verified. Here is what this page holds today.

04 / On screen

The cast.

Mike Markoff — publicity portrait
Photo source
The Digger

Mike Markoff

Mike Markoff is a film and television actor whose credits include Richard Linklater’s Hit Man and the title role in When Jack Came Back. His training includes Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Anthony Abeson’s acting masterclass.

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05 / Making the film

Behind the story.

Reimagining The Tell-Tale Heart.

The director describes Bury Me as a contemporary reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s story. A man attempting to dispose of a body in the desert encounters something he cannot explain.

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06 / The people behind the film

Made together.

Written & directed by
Jeff Perreca
Director of photography
Russell Kawaguchi
Music by
Sandro Morales Santoro
Color
John FK Paranteau · Jeff Perreca
Sound design & re-recording mix
Candace Rae Rich
Extra & key grip
Michael Ferguson
Grip
Marc Gaffen
Extra & special thanks
Judalina Neira
Sources & further reading 7 references

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