Alum Alrik Bursell Shoots Debut Feature Film 'The Alternate'

THE ALMANAC (MENLO PARK) -- Bursell, who graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelor’s degree in Radio and Television, has written seven short films, but this is his first feature film. He began working on a draft for it in March 2014, and underwent a long process of refining the script, raising funds and gathering a team after that.