Charles Burnett
Biography
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.
Top Filmography
These Amazing Shadows
2011 // MOVIE
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 // TV
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022 // MOVIE
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003 // MOVIE
We Blew It
2017 // MOVIE
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
2014 // MOVIE
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts
2022 // MOVIE
Olivia's Story
2000 // MOVIE
A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019 // MOVIE
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
2016 // MOVIE