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 48
Movies 45
Director 26
self 7
TV Shows 3
Writer 1
Director

Dark City: Interval_575 (2023)
Movie
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
Umpire

Olivia's Story (2000)
Movie
Director

Independent Lens (1999)
TV
Director

Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
Movie
Director

The Wedding (1998)
Movie
Director

Documenta X - Die Filme (1997)
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 / Writer

To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Movie
Cinematographer

Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant (1989)
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
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Director

The Horse (1973)
Movie
Director

Several Friends (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer

69 Pickup (1969)
Movie
Archivist #1

Anemoia, or Scenes from the Future
Movie
Gallery


Information
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-04-13 (81 years old)
Birth Place
Vicksburg, United States
Citizenships
United States
Residences
Los Angeles · Vicksburg, United States of America
Also Known As
찰스 버넷
Awards
Maya Deren Award, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, MacArthur Fellows Program, Guggenheim Fellowship, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Academy Honorary Award, Distinguished Service Order
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