Charles Burnett
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.
Acting
Movie
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
TV
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
2011
Movie
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
2022
Movie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Lucinda
2003
Movie
We Blew It
as Self
2017
Movie
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
as Self
2014
Movie
Olivia's Story
as Umpire
2000
TV
Hollywood Black
as Self
2024
Movie
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts
as Self
2022
Movie
A Walk with Charles Burnett
as Self
2019
Movie
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
as Himself
2016
Crew
Movie
Killer of Sheep
Director
1978
Movie
To Sleep with Anger
Director
1990
Movie
The Glass Shield
Director
1994
Movie
When It Rains
Director
1995
Movie
My Brother's Wedding
Director
1983
TV
The Blues
Writer
2003
TV
Independent Lens
Director
1999
Movie
The Annihilation of Fish
Director
1999
Movie
Illusions
Editor
1982
Movie
Bless Their Little Hearts
Writer
1984
Movie
Bush Mama
Director of Photography
1979
Movie
Welcome Home Brother Charles
Camera Operator
1975