Charles Burnett
- Born
- April 13, 1944 (82 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2020Cinetracts '20Film · Director, Story
- 2018The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights RevolutionFilm · Director
- 201042 One Dream RushFilm · Director
- 2009Relative StrangerFilm · Director
- 2007Quiet as KeptQuiet as KeptFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
- 2007Namibia: The Struggle for LiberationFilm · Director, Writer
- 2003Warming by the Devil's FireFilm · Director, Writer
- 2003The BluesSeries · Writer, Director★ 7.5
- 2003For Reel?For Reel?Film · Director, Writer
- 2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyFilm · Director, Writer
- 2000Finding Buck McHenryFilm · Director
- 2000Olivia's StoryOlivia's StoryFilm · Director, Editor
- 1999The Annihilation of FishFilm · Director
- 1999Independent LensSeries · Director
- 1999Selma, Lord, SelmaFilm · Director
- 1998The WeddingFilm · Director
- 1997Documenta X - Die FilmeDocumenta X - Die FilmeFilm · Director
- 1997The Final InsultFilm · Director of Photography, Director, Writer
- 1996NightjohnFilm · Director
- 1995When It RainsFilm · Director, Writer★ 5.7
- 1994The Glass ShieldFilm · Director, Writer★ 5.2
- 1993Sa-I-GuFilm · Camera Operator
- 1991America BecomingFilm · Director of Photography, Director, Writer
- 1990To Sleep with AngerFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.8
- 1989Guests of Hotel AstoriaFilm · Director of Photography
- 1989From Rags to RealityFilm · Director of Photography
- 1986Crocodile ConspiracyFilm · Director of Photography
- 1985My Brother's WeddingFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography★ 7.1
- 1984Bless Their Little HeartsFilm · Writer, Director of Photography
- 1982IllusionsFilm · Editor
- 1982A Different ImageFilm · Director of Photography
- 1980The PocketbookFilm · Director of Photography
- 1979Bush MamaFilm · Director of Photography
- 1979Your Children Come Back to YouFilm · Editor, Director of Photography
- 1978Killer of SheepFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography★ 6.6
- 1975Welcome Home Brother CharlesFilm · Camera Operator
- 1973The HorseFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 1969Several FriendsFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 196969 Pickup69 PickupFilm · Director of Photography