Charles Burnett

Biography

Charles Burnett is a renowned American filmmaker born on April 13, 1944, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He has crafted notable films such as "Killer of Sheep" (1978), "My Brother's Wedding" (1983), and "To Sleep with Anger" (1990), earning him recognition as one of America's best filmmakers and the nation's least-known great filmmaker. Burnett received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017 for his influential film work chronicling black American life.