Biography
Charles Burnett is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1978), My Brother's Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has also directed several short films and documentary films.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 2018
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1991
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Screenplay · 1991
- Maya Deren Award · 1991
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1990
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- MacArthur Fellows Program · 1988
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1980
- Distinguished Service Order
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Screenplay · 1991 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1991 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1990 · nominated
Filmography18 titles
A Different Image
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
These Amazing Shadows
Finding Buck McHenry
My Brother's Wedding
To Sleep with Anger
Independent Lens
Killer of Sheep
The Annihilation of Fish
Bless Their Little Hearts
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
When It Rains
The Pocketbook
Quiet as Kept
The Glass Shield
Hollywood Black
The Final Insult