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.

Known For

These Amazing Shadows

as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

as Self

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

as Lucinda

We Blew It

as Self

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

as Self

Olivia's Story

as Umpire

A Walk with Charles Burnett

as Self