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Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

13/04/1944

Age

81 years old

Place of Birth

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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). ... Read More

Known For

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

A Walk with Charles Burnett

A Walk with Charles Burnett

We Blew It

We Blew It

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Filmography

Crew

2020

Cinetracts '20

as Director

2020

Cinetracts '20

as Story

2018

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civi...

as Director

2010

42 One Dream Rush

as Director

2009

Relative Stranger

as Director

2007

Quiet as Kept

as Director

2007

Quiet as Kept

as Writer

2007

Quiet as Kept

as Producer

2007

Quiet as Kept

as Editor

2007

Quiet as Kept

as Director of Photography

2007

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

as Director

2007

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

as Writer

2003

Warming by the Devil's Fire

as Director

2003

Warming by the Devil's Fire

as Writer

2003

For Reel?

as Writer

2003

For Reel?

as Director

2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

as Director

2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

as Writer

2000

Finding Buck McHenry

as Director

2000

Olivia's Story

as Director

2000

Olivia's Story

as Editor

1999

The Annihilation of Fish

as Director

1999

Selma, Lord, Selma

as Director

1998

The Wedding

as Director

1997

Documenta X - Die Filme

as Director

1997

The Final Insult

as Director of Photography

1997

The Final Insult

as Director

1997

The Final Insult

as Writer

1996

Nightjohn

as Director

1995

When It Rains

as Director

1995

When It Rains

as Writer

1994

The Glass Shield

as Director

1994

The Glass Shield

as Writer

1993

Sa-I-Gu

as Camera Operator

1991

America Becoming

as Director of Photography

1991

America Becoming

as Director

1991

America Becoming

as Writer

1990

To Sleep with Anger

as Director

1990

To Sleep with Anger

as Writer

1989

From Rags to Reality

as Director of Photography

1986

Crocodile Conspiracy

as Director of Photography

1984

Bless Their Little Hearts

as Writer

1984

Bless Their Little Hearts

as Director of Photography

1983

My Brother's Wedding

as Director

1983

My Brother's Wedding

as Writer

1983

My Brother's Wedding

as Producer

1983

My Brother's Wedding

as Director of Photography

1982

Illusions

as Editor

1982

A Different Image

as Director of Photography

1980

The Pocketbook

as Director of Photography

1979

Bush Mama

as Director of Photography

1979

Your Children Come Back to You

as Editor

1979

Your Children Come Back to You

as Director of Photography

1978

Killer of Sheep

as Director

1978

Killer of Sheep

as Writer

1978

Killer of Sheep

as Editor

1978

Killer of Sheep

as Producer

1978

Killer of Sheep

as Director of Photography

1975

Welcome Home Brother Charles

as Camera Operator

1973

The Horse

as Director

1973

The Horse

as Producer

1973

The Horse

as Writer

1973

The Horse

as Editor

1969

Several Friends

as Director

1969

Several Friends

as Writer

1969

Several Friends

as Editor

1969

Several Friends

as Producer

1969

69 Pickup

as Director of Photography