Charles Burnett

Director

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.

Born: April 13, 1944 (Age 80) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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Charles Burnett Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
These Amazing Shadows Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self	2011
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Movie	6.6	Actor	Lucinda	2003
We Blew It Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Self	2017
Dreams Are Colder Than Death Movie		Actor		2014
Is That Black Enough for You?!? Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Self	2022
A Walk with Charles Burnett Movie		Actor	Self	2019
Olivia's Story Short Film	6.7	Actor	Umpire	2000
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Limited Series	8.2	Actor	Self 1 Episode	2011-2011
Bless Their Little Hearts Movie	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography, Writer	1984
Bush Mama Movie	7	Directing	Director of Photography	1979
Killer of Sheep Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer	1978
My Brother's Wedding Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer	1983
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Movie	5.5	Directing	Director, Writer	2007
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Movie	6.6	Directing	Director, Writer	2003
The Annihilation of Fish Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1999
The Glass Shield Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	5.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1994
To Sleep with Anger Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director, Writer	1990
A Different Image Movie	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1982
America Becoming Movie		Directing	Director, Director of Photography, Writer	1991
The Final Insult Movie	6.9	Directing	Director, Director of Photography, Writer	1998
From Rags to Reality Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1989
Selma, Lord, Selma Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1999
Warming by the Devil's Fire Movie	6.8	Directing	Director, Writer	2003
Documenta X - Die Filme Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1997
42 Second Dream Movie		Directing	Director
Independent Lens TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1999
The Blues Limited Series	7.8	Directing	Director, Writer 1 Episode	2003-2003
Illusions Short Film	6.7	Editing	Editor	1982
Quiet as Kept Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography	2007
Several Friends Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director, Writer, Producer, Editor	1969
The Horse Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director, Writer, Producer, Editor	1973
When It Rains Short Film	6	Directing	Director, Writer	1995
Crocodile Conspiracy Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1986
Your Children Come Back to You Short Film	8.1	Directing	Director of Photography, Editor	1979
The Pocketbook Short Film	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1980
69 Pickup Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1969
Cinetracts '20 Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director	2020
Sa-I-Gu Short Film		Camera	Camera Operator	1993
Olivia's Story Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director, Editor	2000
Finding Buck McHenry Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	2000
Nightjohn Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1996
Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution Movie	8.7	Directing	Director	2018
Relative Stranger Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	2009
The Wedding Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1998
For Reel? Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	2003
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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