LINDSAY BURDGE

Sundance Film: A Teacher

Age? “28.”

Where are you from? “I live in Williamsburg, but I’m originally from California. All I want to do is lie in the sun. I’ve been in Brooklyn too long!”

Big Break? “Last year I produced and acted in a film called First Winter, which was at the Tribeca Film Festival.”

Sundance virgin? “Yes, this is my first time. It’s funny, you hear such different things: Some people say: It’s the worst! And everyone’s like: Don’t drink too much. Someone even told me to bring my bikini because hot tubs are everywhere.”

One of your Williamsburg girlfriends? “No, actually. It was a programmer for Sundance!”

Describe your character in one sentence. “I play a Texas high school teacher who appears to have it all together—but is crumbling under the stresses of an illicit affair with her student.”

What’s the buzz about A Teacher? “The subject is taboo and we show compassion toward the protagonist—she’s not a monster—so that’s potentially controversial. It’s interesting that sometimes the most normal seeming people have the most to hide.”

What about before you became a Sundance sensation? “I did casting for commercials and music videos. Last year I cast and associate produced Gimme the Loot, which won South by Southwest’s Grand Jury prize.”