Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Born 1944-04-13 (age 82) Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
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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

These Amazing Shadows
We Blew It
We Blew It

2017

as Self

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
A Walk with Charles Burnett
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Olivia's Story

2000

as Umpire