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
Independent Lens
2004
Hollywood Black
2024
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
The Blues
2003
The Glass Shield
1994
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
These Amazing Shadows
2011
To Sleep with Anger
1990
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
2007
The Annihilation of Fish
1999
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
42 One Dream Rush
2010
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
11
Directing
27
Writing
17
Producing
5
Camera
16
Editing
7