Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

ActorDirectorWriterCinematographerEditor Apr 13 (age 81) Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA 1969–2022 (53 year career)
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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 Y…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (71)

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Movies (68)

Cinetracts '20

Cinetracts '20

2020

Director

6.0
Cinetracts '20

Cinetracts '20

2020

Story

6.0
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

2018

Director

42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush

2010

Director

5.0
Relative Stranger

Relative Stranger

2009

Director

4.4
Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Director

5.2
Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Director of Photography

5.2
Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Editor

5.2
Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Producer

5.2
Quiet as Kept

Quiet as Kept

2007

Writer

5.2
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

Director

5.9
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007

Writer

5.9
Warming by the Devil's Fire

Warming by the Devil's Fire

2003

Director

6.9
Warming by the Devil's Fire

Warming by the Devil's Fire

2003

Writer

6.9
For Reel?

For Reel?

2003

Director

For Reel?

For Reel?

2003

Writer

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003

Director

6.1
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003

Writer

6.1
Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

2000

Director

Olivia's Story

Olivia's Story

2000

Director

Olivia's Story

Olivia's Story

2000

Editor

The Annihilation of Fish

The Annihilation of Fish

1999

Director

6.3
Selma, Lord, Selma

Selma, Lord, Selma

1999

Director

7.1
The Wedding

The Wedding

1998

Director

8.3
The Final Insult

The Final Insult

1997

Director

The Final Insult

The Final Insult

1997

Director of Photography

The Final Insult

The Final Insult

1997

Writer

Documenta X - Die Filme

Documenta X - Die Filme

1997

Director

Nightjohn

Nightjohn

1996

Director

5.6
When It Rains

When It Rains

1995

Director

5.5
When It Rains

When It Rains

1995

Writer

5.5
The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

1994

Director

5.0
The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

1994

Writer

5.0
Sa-I-Gu

Sa-I-Gu

1993

Camera Operator

America Becoming

America Becoming

1991

Director

America Becoming

America Becoming

1991

Director of Photography

America Becoming

America Becoming

1991

Writer

To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

Director

6.7
To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

1990

Writer

6.7
From Rags to Reality

From Rags to Reality

1989

Director of Photography

Crocodile Conspiracy

Crocodile Conspiracy

1986

Director of Photography

Bless Their Little Hearts

Bless Their Little Hearts

1984

Director of Photography

6.2
Bless Their Little Hearts

Bless Their Little Hearts

1984

Writer

6.2
My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Director

6.9
My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Director of Photography

6.9
My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Producer

6.9
My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

1983

Writer

6.9
Illusions

Illusions

1982

Editor

5.5
A Different Image

A Different Image

1982

Director of Photography

The Pocketbook

The Pocketbook

1980

Director of Photography

5.5
Your Children Come Back to You

Your Children Come Back to You

1979

Director of Photography

Your Children Come Back to You

Your Children Come Back to You

1979

Editor

Bush Mama

Bush Mama

1979

Director of Photography

6.7
Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Director

6.6
Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Director of Photography

6.6
Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Editor

6.6
Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Producer

6.6
Killer of Sheep

Killer of Sheep

1978

Writer

6.6
Welcome Home Brother Charles

Welcome Home Brother Charles

1975

Camera Operator

4.5
The Horse

The Horse

1973

Director

5.6
The Horse

The Horse

1973

Editor

5.6
The Horse

The Horse

1973

Producer

5.6
The Horse

The Horse

1973

Writer

5.6
69 Pickup

69 Pickup

1969

Director of Photography

Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Director

5.0
Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Editor

5.0
Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Producer

5.0
Several Friends

Several Friends

1969

Writer

5.0