Charles Burnett
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 13, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Is That Black Enough for You?!? 2022
as Self
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts 2022
as Self
Cinetracts '20 2020
Director, Story
A Walk with Charles Burnett 2019
as Self
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution 2018
Director
We Blew It 2017
as Self
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA 2016
as Himself
Dreams Are Colder Than Death 2014
as Self
These Amazing Shadows 2011
as Self
42 One Dream Rush 2010
Director
Relative Stranger 2009
Director
- Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept 2007
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation 2007
Director, Writer
Warming by the Devil's Fire 2003
Director, Writer
- For Reel?
For Reel? 2003
Director, Writer
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property 2003
as Lucinda, Director, Writer
Finding Buck McHenry 2000
Director
- Olivia's Story
Olivia's Story 2000
as Umpire, Director, Editor
The Annihilation of Fish 1999
Director
Selma, Lord, Selma 1999
Director
The Wedding 1998
Director
- Documenta X - Die Filme
Documenta X - Die Filme 1997
Director
The Final Insult 1997
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Nightjohn 1996
Director
When It Rains 1995
Director, Writer
The Glass Shield 1994
Director, Writer
Sa-I-Gu 1993
Camera Operator
America Becoming 1991
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
To Sleep with Anger 1990
Director, Writer
Guests of Hotel Astoria 1989
Director of Photography
From Rags to Reality 1989
Director of Photography
Crocodile Conspiracy 1986
Director of Photography
My Brother's Wedding 1985
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Bless Their Little Hearts 1984
Writer, Director of Photography
A Different Image 1982
Director of Photography
Illusions 1982
Editor
The Pocketbook 1980
Director of Photography
Bush Mama 1979
Director of Photography
Your Children Come Back to You 1979
Editor, Director of Photography
Killer of Sheep 1978
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
Welcome Home Brother Charles 1975
Camera Operator
The Horse 1973
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Several Friends 1969
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- 69 Pickup
69 Pickup 1969
Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.