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.
Filmography
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts
2022
as Self
A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019
as Self
We Blew It
2017
as Self
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
2016
as Himself
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
2014
as Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Lucinda
- No poster
Olivia's Story
2000
as Umpire