Charles Burnett
Born:
1944-04-13
From:
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.
Acting
Directing
Cinetracts '20
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
42 One Dream Rush
Relative Stranger
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Quiet as Kept
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Warming by the Devil's Fire
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For Reel?
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Finding Buck McHenry
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Olivia's Story
The Annihilation of Fish
Selma, Lord, Selma
The Wedding
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Documenta X - Die Filme
The Final Insult
Nightjohn
When It Rains
The Glass Shield
America Becoming
To Sleep with Anger
My Brother's Wedding
Killer of Sheep
The Horse
Writing
Cinetracts '20
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Quiet as Kept
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Warming by the Devil's Fire
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For Reel?
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
The Final Insult
When It Rains
The Glass Shield
America Becoming
To Sleep with Anger
Bless Their Little Hearts
My Brother's Wedding
Killer of Sheep
The Horse
Several Friends
Editing
Production
Camera
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Quiet as Kept
The Final Insult
Sa-I-Gu
America Becoming
Guests of Hotel Astoria
From Rags to Reality
Crocodile Conspiracy
Bless Their Little Hearts
My Brother's Wedding
A Different Image
The Pocketbook
Bush Mama
Your Children Come Back to You
Killer of Sheep
Welcome Home Brother Charles
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69 Pickup