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Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Directing · 0.8 popularity

Age

82

Movies

9

TV

2

Born
April 13, 1944
From
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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.

Works

9 films

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

20117.4

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

20226.2

We Blew It

We Blew It

20175.2

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

20036.3

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

2016

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

20146.0

A Walk with Charles Burnett

A Walk with Charles Burnett

2019

Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

2022

Olivia's Story

Olivia's Story

20007.0