Charles Burnett
Filmography

Charles Burnett

DirectorBorn Apr 13, 1944Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA43 titles

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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Independent Lens
Independent Lens
1999 · 6.6
Director
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
2024 · 3.0
Self
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · 7.7
Self
The Blues
The Blues
2003 · 7.3
Writer, Director
These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · 7.4
Self
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield
1994 · 5.2
Director, Writer
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022 · 6.0
Self
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep
1978 · 6.5
Director, Writer
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · 6.8
Director, Writer
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007 · 6.0
Director, Writer