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Charles Burnett

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Killer of SheepKiller of Sheep (1977) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charles Burnett
Feat. Henry Sanders
A recently exhumed landmark of African–American cinema, dir. Burnett’s long–lost thesis film observes the daily hardships of an…
My Brother's WeddingMy Brother's Wedding (1983)
Dir. Charles Burnett
Feat. Everett Silas
Crude but affecting follow–up to KILLER OF SHEEP concerns a South Central LA resident torn between attending the funeral of his best friend, or…
To Sleep With AngerTo Sleep With Anger (1990) Recommended
Dir. Charles Burnett
Feat. Danny Glover, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly
Accomplished style–piece about African–American life in a Los Angeles suburb, where family calm is disturbed by the arrival of a…
Glass Shield, TheGlass Shield, The (1994)
Dir. Charles Burnett
Feat. Ice-Cube, Lori Petty
A black police officer is divided by loyalties to his race and to his fellow officers when a black street punk (Ice Cube) is accused of murdering a…
The Blues: Warming by the Devil's FireThe Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
Dir. Charles Burnett
The fourth part of Martin Scorcese's TV mini–series celebration of one of America's quintessential musical forms "the Blues". One of the…

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