Charles Burnett

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1944-04-13 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As 찰스 버넷

Charles Burnett

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 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.

Known For

Director

2020
Cinetracts '20

as Director

2010
42 One Dream Rush

as Director

2009
Relative Stranger

as Director

2007
Quiet as Kept

as Director

2003
For Reel?

as Director

2003
The Blues

as Director

2000
2000
Olivia's Story

as Director

1999
Selma, Lord, Selma

as Director

1999
1999
Independent Lens

as Director

1998
The Wedding

as Director

1997
1997
The Final Insult

as Director

1996
Nightjohn

as Director

1995
When It Rains

as Director

1994
The Glass Shield

as Director

1991
America Becoming

as Director

1990
1983
1978
Killer of Sheep

as Director

1973
The Horse

as Director

1969
Several Friends

as Director

Writer

2007
Quiet as Kept

as Writer

2003
For Reel?

as Writer

2003
The Blues

as Writer

1997
1995
When It Rains

as Writer

1994
1991
1990
1983
1978
Killer of Sheep

as Writer

1973
The Horse

as Writer

1969
Several Friends

as Writer

Camera

2007
Quiet as Kept

as Director of Photography

1997
The Final Insult

as Director of Photography

1993
Sa-I-Gu

as Camera Operator

1991
America Becoming

as Director of Photography

1989
From Rags to Reality

as Director of Photography

1986
Crocodile Conspiracy

as Director of Photography

1984
Bless Their Little Hearts

as Director of Photography

1983
My Brother's Wedding

as Director of Photography

1982
A Different Image

as Director of Photography

1980
The Pocketbook

as Director of Photography

1979
Bush Mama

as Director of Photography

1979
Your Children Come Back to You

as Director of Photography

1978
Killer of Sheep

as Director of Photography

1969
69 Pickup

as Director of Photography

Editor

2007
Quiet as Kept

as Editor

2000
Olivia's Story

as Editor

1982
Illusions

as Editor

1978
Killer of Sheep

as Editor

1973
The Horse

as Editor

1969
Several Friends

as Editor

Producer

2007
Quiet as Kept

as Producer

1983
1978
Killer of Sheep

as Producer

1973
The Horse

as Producer

1969
Several Friends

as Producer