Charles Burnett, born on 13 April 1944, is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep in 1978, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger, The Glass Shield and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation. The Chicago Tribune named him one of America's very best filmmakers, and he received an Academy Honorary Award. Killer of Sheep is listed here as a work.
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Charles Burnett (; born April 13, 1944) is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer.
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April 13, 1944
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He received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for being an "influential film pioneer who has chronicled the lives of black Americans with eloquence and insight" in 2017.
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The re-released film won an array of awards including the critics' award at the Berlin International Film Festival, first place at the Sundance Film Festival in the 1980s, then called the USA Film Festival, and a Special Critics' Award from the 2007 New York Film Critics Circle.
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