Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series. Considered by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers”, and by the New York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director”, Charles Burnett has had a long and diverse filmmaking career.

Charles Burnett

Directing Born April 13, 1944 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series.

Considered by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers”, and by the New York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director”, Charles Burnett has had a long and diverse filmmaking career.

Known For

Hollywood Black

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

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These Amazing Shadows

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We Blew It

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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

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Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Himself

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

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Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Lucinda

A Walk with Charles Burnett

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Olivia's Story

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