Charles Burnett
Directing
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
Directing27
movieCinetracts '20
2020
Director
movie42 One Dream Rush
2010
Director
movieRelative Stranger
2009
Director
tvThe Blues
2003
Director
For Reel?
2003
Director
movieFinding Buck McHenry
2000
Director
tvIndependent Lens
1999
Director
movieSelma, Lord, Selma
1999
Director
movieThe Wedding
1998
Director
movieThe Final Insult
1997
Director
movieNightjohn
1996
Director
movieWhen It Rains
1995
Director
movieThe Glass Shield
1994
Director
movieAmerica Becoming
1991
Director
movieTo Sleep with Anger
1990
Director
movieMy Brother's Wedding
1983
Director
movieKiller of Sheep
1978
Director
movieThe Horse
1973
Director
movieSeveral Friends
1969
Director
Writing17
tvThe Blues
2003
Writer
movieWhen It Rains
1995
Writer
movieKiller of Sheep
1978
Writer
movieThe Horse
1973
Writer
movieSeveral Friends
1969
Writer
Camera16
Quiet as Kept
2007
Director of Photography
movieThe Final Insult
1997
Director of Photography
movieSa-I-Gu
1993
Camera Operator
movieAmerica Becoming
1991
Director of Photography
movieGuests of Hotel Astoria
1989
Director of Photography
movieFrom Rags to Reality
1989
Director of Photography
movieCrocodile Conspiracy
1986
Director of Photography
movieBless Their Little Hearts
1984
Director of Photography
movieMy Brother's Wedding
1983
Director of Photography
movieA Different Image
1982
Director of Photography
movieThe Pocketbook
1980
Director of Photography
movieBush Mama
1979
Director of Photography
movieYour Children Come Back to You
1979
Director of Photography
movieKiller of Sheep
1978
Director of Photography
movieWelcome Home Brother Charles
1975
Camera Operator
69 Pickup
1969
Director of Photography
Acting11
Editing7
Production5
movieMy Brother's Wedding
1983
Producer
movieKiller of Sheep
1978
Producer
movieThe Horse
1973
Producer
movieSeveral Friends
1969
Producer