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Considered one of Americas greatest filmmakers, Charles Burnett was born in Mississippi in 1944, he grew up in Watts. He was one of the privileged blacks who had access to college education in those days; the 60s. He studied at UCLA's Film Department. He was first noticed in 1981 with Killer of Sheep which won a prize at Berlin... See full bio »

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2012 Mulatto Saga (short)
 
2012 Juliette Fairley's Mulatto's Dilemma (short)
 
2009 Relative Stranger (TV movie)
 
2007 Quiet as Kept (short)
 
2007 Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
 
2004 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
– Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2004)
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
– Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
 
2003 For Reel? (TV documentary)
 
2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (documentary)
 
2002 American Family (TV series)
 
2000 Finding Buck McHenry (TV movie)
 
2000 Olivia's Story (short)
 
1999 The Annihilation of Fish
 
1999 Selma, Lord, Selma (TV movie)
 
1998 Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland (documentary short)
 
1998 The Wedding (TV movie)
 
1997 Documenta X - Die Filme
 
1996 Nightjohn (TV movie)
 
1995 When It Rains (short)
 
1994 The Glass Shield
 
1991 America Becoming (documentary)
 
1990 To Sleep with Anger
 
1983 My Brother's Wedding
 
1979 Killer of Sheep
 
1973 The Horse (short)
 
1969 Several Friends (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2007 Quiet as Kept (short)
 
2007 Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
 
2004 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
– Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2004)
 
2003 The Blues (TV series documentary)
– Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) (writer)
 
2003 For Reel? (TV documentary)
 
2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (documentary) (writer)
 
1995 When It Rains (short) (story)
 
1994 The Glass Shield
 
1991 America Becoming (documentary)
 
1990 To Sleep with Anger
 
1984 Bless Their Little Hearts
 
1983 My Brother's Wedding (writer)
 
1979 Killer of Sheep
 
1973 The Horse (short) (writer)
 
1969 Several Friends (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (11 titles)
2007 Quiet as Kept (short)
 
1989 Guests of Hotel Astoria
 
1989 Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant (video short)
 
1986 Crocodile Conspiracy (short)
 
1984 Bless Their Little Hearts
 
1983 My Brother's Wedding
 
1982 A Different Image
 
1980 The Pocketbook (short)
 
1979 Killer of Sheep
 
1979 Bush Mama (as Charles Burnette)
 
1979 Your Children Come Back to You (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (7 titles)
2007 Quiet as Kept (short)
 
2000 Olivia's Story (short)
 
1982 Illusions (short)
 
1979 Killer of Sheep
 
1979 Your Children Come Back to You (short)
 
1973 The Horse (short)
 
1969 Several Friends (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2007 Quiet as Kept (short) (producer)
 
2003 For Reel? (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1983 My Brother's Wedding (producer)
 
1979 Killer of Sheep (producer)
 
1973 The Horse (short) (producer)
 
1969 Several Friends (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (3 titles)
1982 Illusions (short) (additional photographer)
 
1977 Passing Through (camera operator)
 
1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles (camera operator)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (documentary)
Lucinda
 
2000 Olivia's Story (short)
Umpire
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2003 Sisters in Cinema (documentary) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2011 My Dinner with A.J. (special thanks)
 
2008 This Is the Life (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1982 Illusions (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2013 Directors on Directing 2: The Story of the Storytellers (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.9 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 These Amazing Shadows (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Spirits of Rebellion: Black Film at UCLA (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Independent View (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 

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In cinema, we're [black people] the only ones whose language is considered realistic when it's demeaning. [from The 50 Most Influential Black Films by S. Torriano Berry with Venise T. Berry] See more »

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He and filmmaker Haile Gerima were classmates at UCLA's Film School; Gerima acknowledges him as a friend and mentor. See more »

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