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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.
Charles Burnett is an acclaimed American filmmaker and central figure of the L.A. Rebellion movement, recognized for realistic and intimate portrayals of African American family life.
He is best known for directing landmark independent dramas such as Killer of Sheep and To Sleep with Anger.
His body of work is closely tied to the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the historic L.A. Rebellion group of filmmakers. Full schedule on Mood.