04/13/1944
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA:
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.
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Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) as Self |
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Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts (2022) as Self |
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A Walk with Charles Burnett (2019) as Self |
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We Blew It (2017) as Self |
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Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (2016) as Himself |
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Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014) as Self |
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These Amazing Shadows (2011) as Self |
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) as Lucinda |
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Olivia's Story (2000) as Umpire |
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Cinetracts '20 (2020) Director |
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Cinetracts '20 (2020) Story |
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The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018) Director |
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42 One Dream Rush (2010) Director |
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Relative Stranger (2009) Director |
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Quiet as Kept (2007) Director |
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Quiet as Kept (2007) Writer |
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Quiet as Kept (2007) Editor |
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Quiet as Kept (2007) Producer |
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Quiet as Kept (2007) Director of Photography |
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007) Director |
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007) Writer |
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Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) Director |
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Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) Writer |
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For Reel? (2003) Director |
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For Reel? (2003) Writer |
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) Director |
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) Writer |
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Finding Buck McHenry (2000) Director |
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Olivia's Story (2000) Director |
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Olivia's Story (2000) Editor |
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The Annihilation of Fish (1999) Director |
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Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) Director |
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The Wedding (1998) Director |
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Documenta X - Die Filme (1997) Director |
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The Final Insult (1997) Director |
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The Final Insult (1997) Writer |
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The Final Insult (1997) Director of Photography |
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Nightjohn (1996) Director |
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When It Rains (1995) Director |
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When It Rains (1995) Writer |
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The Glass Shield (1994) Director |
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The Glass Shield (1994) Writer |
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Sa-I-Gu (1993) Camera Operator |
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America Becoming (1991) Director |
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America Becoming (1991) Writer |
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America Becoming (1991) Director of Photography |
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To Sleep with Anger (1990) Director |
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To Sleep with Anger (1990) Writer |
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From Rags to Reality (1989) Director of Photography |
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Crocodile Conspiracy (1986) Director of Photography |
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Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) Writer |
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Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) Director of Photography |
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My Brother's Wedding (1983) Director |
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My Brother's Wedding (1983) Writer |
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My Brother's Wedding (1983) Producer |
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My Brother's Wedding (1983) Director of Photography |
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Illusions (1982) Editor |
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A Different Image (1982) Director of Photography |
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The Pocketbook (1980) Director of Photography |
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Bush Mama (1979) Director of Photography |
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Your Children Come Back to You (1979) Director of Photography |
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Your Children Come Back to You (1979) Editor |
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Killer of Sheep (1978) Director |
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Killer of Sheep (1978) Writer |
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Killer of Sheep (1978) Producer |
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Killer of Sheep (1978) Editor |
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Killer of Sheep (1978) Director of Photography |
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Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) Camera Operator |
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The Horse (1973) Director |
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The Horse (1973) Writer |
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The Horse (1973) Producer |
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The Horse (1973) Editor |
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Several Friends (1969) Director |
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Several Friends (1969) Writer |
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Several Friends (1969) Producer |
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Several Friends (1969) Editor |
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69 Pickup (1969) Director of Photography |