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Burnett has directed many made-for-television movies, including Nightjohn (1996), Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding (1998), Selma, Lord, Selma (1999), Finding Buck McHenry (2000), and Relative Stranger (2009).
Burnett directed a documentary on Nat Turner and one chapter (Warming by The Devil's Fire) of the six part documentary, The Blues, a production of Martin Scorsese's CPA Productions with OffLine Entertainment and in November of 2017 Charles Burnett received an Academy Award for his life's work.
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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.
Burnett’s films, most of which he wrote as well as directed, were revered by critics yet rarely enjoyed any commercial success. Two of his movies were added to the Library of Congress ’s National Film Registry: Killer of Sheep (1977) in 1990 and To Sleep with Anger (1990) in 2017.
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Part fiction, part documentary, Charles Burnett presents an unflinching look at homelessness in Los Angeles with empathy and concern. Director: Charles Burnett | Stars: Ayuko Babu, Damien Ball, David Ball, Brad Bracy. Votes: 59
Jun 8, 2018 · Since the late 1960s, Charles Burnett has been making highly-acclaimed films about the experience of African Americans. Burnett ’ s films have been shown at festivals throughout the world, and have received several prestigious awards; still, most American moviegoers have never seen his films or heard of him.
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Apr 8, 2022 · Killer of Sheep, the least-known great modern movie from the United States, was made in the conscious pursuit of art and truth. Filmed outside the mainstream industry (in Hollywood’s backyard, the Watts section of Los Angeles), it was Charles Burnett’s 1977 UCLA master’s thesis.
