Director
Charles Burnett
Born April 13, 1944 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA (age 82)
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.
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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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Directed 12
Learning42 One Dream Rush2010
Rachel Getting Married2008- Quiet as KeptLearningQuiet as Kept2007
LearningFinding Buck McHenry2000
LearningThe Annihilation of Fish1999
LearningSelma, Lord, Selma1999
LearningThe Wedding1998
LearningWhen It Rains1995
LearningThe Glass Shield1994
LearningTo Sleep with Anger1990
LearningMy Brother's Wedding1985
LearningKiller of Sheep1978
Acted in 4
Wrote 7
Produced 3
Other credits 5
- Quiet as KeptLearningQuiet as Kept2007 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- LearningMy Brother's Wedding1985 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
LearningBless Their Little Hearts1984 · Writer, Director of Photography
LearningBush Mama1979 · Director of Photography- LearningKiller of Sheep1978 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography