Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

80 · Born: Apr 13, 1944

Personal Details

BornApr 13, 1944 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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.

Career

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2014
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
{"id":84722,"title":"Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property","year":"2003","character":"Lucinda","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/nat-turner-a-troublesome-property","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_84722.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_84722.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Lucinda
{"id":207796,"title":"Is That Black Enough for You?!?","year":"2022","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/is-that-black-enough-for-you","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_207796.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_207796.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
{"id":247325,"title":"A Walk with Charles Burnett","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/a-walk-with-charles-burnett","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_247325.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_247325.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
A Walk with Charles Burnett
A Walk with Charles Burnett
{"id":228364,"title":"We Blew It","year":"2017","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/we-blew-it","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_228364.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_228364.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
We Blew It
We Blew It
{"id":188263,"title":"Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA","year":"2016","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/spirits-of-rebellion-black-cinema-at-ucla","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_188263.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_188263.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
{"id":30502,"title":"These Amazing Shadows","year":"2011","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/these-amazing-shadows","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_30502.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_30502.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows
{"id":103831925,"title":"The Story of Film: An Odyssey","year":2011,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-story-of-film-an-odyssey","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831925.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831925.jpg"},"released":1}
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
{"id":162292,"title":"Bless Their Little Hearts","year":"1984","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/bless-their-little-hearts","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_162292.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_162292.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
Bless Their Little Hearts
Bless Their Little Hearts as Writer
{"id":169042,"title":"Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution","year":"2018","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/power-to-heal-medicare-and-the-civil-rights-revolution","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_169042.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_169042.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution as Director
{"id":77847,"title":"Relative Stranger","year":"2009","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/relative-stranger","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_77847.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_77847.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
Relative Stranger
Relative Stranger as Director
{"id":48848,"title":"Quiet as Kept","year":"2007","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/quiet-as-kept","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_48848.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_48848.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept as Director, Writer
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation as Director, Writer
{"id":84722,"title":"Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property","year":"2003","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/nat-turner-a-troublesome-property","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_84722.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_84722.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Director, Writer
{"id":92847,"title":"Finding Buck McHenry","year":"2000","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/finding-buck-mchenry","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_92847.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_92847.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry as Director
{"id":155621,"title":"The Annihilation of Fish","year":"1999","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-annihilation-of-fish","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_155621.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_155621.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish as Director
{"id":55217,"title":"The Wonderful World of Disney","year":"1999","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-wonderful-world-of-disney-1999-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_55217.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_55217.jpg"},"released":1}
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Director
{"id":176995,"title":"The Final Insult","year":"1998","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-final-insult","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_176995.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_176995.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
The Final Insult
The Final Insult as Director, Writer
{"id":152893,"title":"The Wedding","year":"1998","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-wedding-1998","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_152893.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_152893.jpg"},"released":1}
The Wedding
The Wedding as Director
{"id":24074,"title":"Nightjohn","year":"1996","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/nightjohn","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_24074.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_24074.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn as Director
{"id":57900,"title":"When It Rains","year":"1995","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/when-it-rains","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_57900.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_57900.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
When It Rains
When It Rains as Director, Writer
{"id":4414,"title":"The Glass Shield","year":"1994","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-glass-shield","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_4414.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_4414.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield as Director, Writer
{"id":159571,"title":"America Becoming","year":"1991","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/america-becoming","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_159571.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_159571.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
America Becoming
America Becoming as Director, Writer
{"id":8424,"title":"To Sleep with Anger","year":"1990","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/to-sleep-with-anger","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8424.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8424.jpg"},"released":1}
1990
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger as Director, Writer
{"id":62925,"title":"My Brother's Wedding","year":"1983","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/my-brothers-wedding-1983","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_62925.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_62925.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding as Director, Writer
{"id":64060,"title":"Killer of Sheep","year":"1978","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/killer-of-sheep","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/78e82j1inq00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/78e82j1inq00.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep as Director, Writer
{"id":86641,"title":"The Horse","year":"1973","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-horse","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_86641.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_86641.jpg"},"released":1}
1973
The Horse
The Horse as Director, Writer
{"id":94412,"title":"Several Friends","year":"1969","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/several-friends","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94412.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94412.jpg"},"released":1}
1969
Several Friends
Several Friends as Director, Writer