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Charles Burnett (born April 13, 1944, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American filmmaker who gained critical acclaim for his realistic and intimate portrayals of African American families. Burnett’s films, most of which he wrote as well as directed, were revered by critics yet rarely enjoyed any commercial success.
“Charles Burnett is the writer and director of one widely recognized masterpiece, the neo-realist Killer of Sheep, and a major achievement in African-American film, To Sleep with Anger. Imbued with a deep humanist vision, a searching concern with characters facing moral and ethical decisions, and a tendency to allegorical expression, Burnett's work has gained critical regard while his career ...
Directed by Charles Burnett • 1983 • United States. Starring Everett Silas, Jessie Holmes, Gaye Shannon-Burnett. Recut and restored twenty-five years after its ill-fated premiere, Charles Burnett’s second feature is an eye-opening revelation—wise, funny, heartbreaking, and timeless.
CHARLES BURNETT. Born in Mississippi and raised in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Burnett is an independent filmmaker whose work has been praised for its portrayal of the African-American experience. He wrote, directed, produced, photographed and edited his first feature film, KILLER OF SHEEP, in 1977.
Jun 8, 2018 · Charles Burnett. 1944— Film director, producer. Since the late 1960s, Charles Burnett has been making highly acclaimed films about the experience of African Americans.Burnett's films have been shown at festivals throughout the world and have received several prestigious awards; still, most American moviegoers have never seen his films or heard of him.
Oct 17, 2007 · Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep, the famed portrait of life in the Watts area of Los Angeles in the 1970s, was recently re-released. In this week's Wisdom Watch, Burnett discusses the ...
May 17, 2017 · Burnett and Woodberry are two of the crucial figures in the L.A. Rebellion, a group of black filmmakers, centered around U.C.L.A. in the nineteen-seventies and early eighties, whose films have ...
