Where to watch Charles Burnett in the UK
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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 Burn…
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- Independent Lens (1999) Director
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) as Self
- The Blues (2003) Writer
- The Glass Shield (1994) Director
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) as Self
- Killer of Sheep (1978) Director
- The Annihilation of Fish (1999) Director
- To Sleep with Anger (1990) Director
- We Blew It (2017) as Self
- These Amazing Shadows (2011) as Self
- The Wedding (1998) Director
- 42 One Dream Rush (2010) Director
- Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007) Director
- Nightjohn (1996) Director
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) Director
- From Rags to Reality (1989) Director of Photography
- Several Friends (1969) Director
- Relative Stranger (2009) Director
- My Brother's Wedding (1985) Director
- 69 Pickup (1969) Director of Photography
- Finding Buck McHenry (2000) Director
- Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) Writer
- For Reel? (2003) Director
- Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014) as Self
- Sa-I-Gu (1993) Camera Operator
- Illusions (1982) Editor
- Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) Director
- A Different Image (1982) Director of Photography
- Cinetracts '20 (2020) Director
- Quiet as Kept (2007) Director
- Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) Camera Operator
- When It Rains (1995) Director
- The Horse (1973) Director
- America Becoming (1991) Director of Photography
- Documenta X - Die Filme (1997) Director
- Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003) Director
- A Walk with Charles Burnett (2019) as Self
- Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989) Director of Photography
- The Pocketbook (1980) Director of Photography
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Most-watched Charles Burnett films currently: The Glass Shield (1994), Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022), Killer of Sheep (1978), The Annihilation of Fish (1999), To Sleep with Anger (1990).
What TV shows has Charles Burnett appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Independent Lens (1999), Hollywood Black (2024), The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011), The Blues (2003).
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