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

3.0

Hollywood Black

TV Series2024

7.7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

TV Series2011

6.0

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Movie2022

7.4

These Amazing Shadows

Movie2011

5.2

We Blew It

Movie2017

6.3

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Movie2003

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Movie2016

6.0

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Movie2014

Filmography