Charles Burnett

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-04-13 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Charles Burnett

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.

Known For

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • We Blew It

    We Blew It

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

  • A Walk with Charles Burnett

    A Walk with Charles Burnett

  • Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

    Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA

  • Dreams Are Colder Than Death

    Dreams Are Colder Than Death

  • Olivia's Story

    Olivia's Story

  • Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts

    Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts