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.
Filmography
all 49
Movies 46
Director 28
self 6
TV Shows 3
Writer 1
Director
Cinetracts '20 (2020)
Movie
Director
42 One Dream Rush (2010)
Movie
Director
Relative Stranger (2009)
Movie
Director
Quiet as Kept (2007)
Movie
Director / Writer
The Blues (2003)
TV
Director
For Reel? (2003)
Movie
Director
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Movie
Director
Independent Lens (1999)
TV
Director
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
Movie
Director
The Wedding (1998)
Movie
Director
The Final Insult (1997)
Movie
Director
Nightjohn (1996)
Movie
Director
When It Rains (1995)
Movie
3.5
Director
The Glass Shield (1994)
Movie
Camera Operator
Sa-I-Gu (1993)
Movie
Director
America Becoming (1991)
Movie
Director
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Movie
Cinematographer
Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989)
Movie
Director of Photography
From Rags to Reality (1989)
Movie
Cinematographer
Crocodile Conspiracy (1986)
Movie
Director
My Brother's Wedding (1983)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Different Image (1982)
Movie
Editor
Illusions (1982)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Pocketbook (1980)
Movie
Cinematographer
Bush Mama (1979)
Movie
Cinematographer
Your Children Come Back to You (1979)
Movie
Director
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Movie
6
Director
The Horse (1973)
Movie
Director
Several Friends (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer
69 Pickup (1969)
Movie
Archivist #1
Anemoia, or Scenes from the Future
Movie
Director
42 Second Dream
Movie
Gallery
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1944-04-13 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceVicksburg, Mississippi, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesVicksburg · Los Angeles, United States of America
Also Known As찰스 버넷
AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program, Guggenheim Fellowship, Maya Deren Award, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Academy Honorary Award, Distinguished Service Order
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