Charles Burnett
Known for: Directing
Born: April 12, 1944 in 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
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These Amazing Shadows
Self
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts
Self
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Olivia's Story
Umpire
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Lucinda
We Blew It
Self
A Walk with Charles Burnett
Self
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
Himself
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Killer of Sheep
Director
Your Children Come Back to You
Editor
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Director
The Glass Shield
Director
My Brother's Wedding
Director
To Sleep with Anger
Director
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Director
When It Rains
Director
Several Friends
Writer
The Horse
Director
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Director
Nightjohn
Director
Selma, Lord, Selma
Director
Bless Their Little Hearts
Writer