Charles Burnett

Director

Born: April 13, 1944 (age 82)
From: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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…

Filmography (32)

Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
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Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts (2022)
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Cinetracts '20 (2020)
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A Walk with Charles Burnett (2019)
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The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018)
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We Blew It (2017)
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Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (2016)
Himself
Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014)
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These Amazing Shadows (2011)
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42 One Dream Rush (2010)
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Relative Stranger (2009)
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Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept (2007)
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
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Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
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For Reel?
For Reel? (2003)
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
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Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
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Olivia's Story
Olivia's Story (2000)
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The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
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Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
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The Wedding (1998)
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Documenta X - Die Filme
Documenta X - Die Filme (1997)
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The Final Insult (1997)
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Nightjohn (1996)
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When It Rains (1995)
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The Glass Shield (1994)
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America Becoming (1991)
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To Sleep with Anger (1990)
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My Brother's Wedding (1983)
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Killer of Sheep (1978)
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