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Charles Burnett
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn April 13, 1944 (81 years)
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.
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.
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Charles Burnett Filmography
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| 2003 | The Blues (TV Series) |
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| 2002 | American Family (TV Series) |
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| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) |
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| 2003 | The Blues (TV Series) |
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| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) |
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| 1978 |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? · as Self |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Honorary Oscar |
| 2017 | We Blew It · as Self |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | On Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Self |
| 2023 | Playing with Fire · as Executive Producer |
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| 1978 |
| 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property · as Lucinda |
| 2007 | Quiet as Kept · as Director Of Photography |
| 1997 | The Final Insult · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Guests of Hotel Astoria · as Cinematographer |
| 1986 | Crocodile Conspiracy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Bless Their Little Hearts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | My Brother's Wedding · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | A Different Image · as Director Of Photography |
| 1980 | The Pocketbook · as Director Of Photography |
| 1979 | Bush Mama · as Director Of Photography |
| 1979 | Your Children Come Back to You · as Director Of Photography |
| 1978 | Killer of Sheep · as Director Of Photography |