Charles Burnett
April 13, 1944 (80 years old) in 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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2022 · Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts as Self
- 2019 · A Walk with Charles Burnett as Self
- 2017 · We Blew It as Self
- 2014 · Dreams Are Colder Than Death as
- 2011 · The Story of Film: An Odyssey as Self
- 2011 · These Amazing Shadows as Self
- 2003 · Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Lucinda
- 2000 · Olivia's Story as Umpire