Charles Burnett
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.
8
Films
1
TV Shows
24
Crew Credits
Known For
9 Credits
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
2011
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
2022
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
We Blew It
as Self
2017
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Lucinda
2003
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
2014
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
as Himself
2016
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts
as Self
2022
A Walk with Charles Burnett
as Self
2019
Behind the Camera
24 Credits
Independent Lens
Director
1999
The Blues
Writer, Director
2003
Several Friends
Director, Writer, Producer
1969
The Horse
Director, Writer, Producer
1973
The Wedding
Director
1998
The Glass Shield
Director, Writer
1994
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Director, Writer
2007
To Sleep with Anger
Director, Writer
1990
Killer of Sheep
Director, Writer, Producer
1978
Nightjohn
Director
1996
The Annihilation of Fish
Director
1999
42 One Dream Rush
Director
2010