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Charles Burnett
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In short · Directing since 1969, 7 decades active, 30 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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17 creditsDark City: Interval_575(2025)
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Relative Stranger(2009)
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Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation(2007)
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The Annihilation of Fish(1999)
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Selma, Lord, Selma(1999)
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The Wedding(1998)
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The Final Insult(1997)
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Nightjohn(1996)
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When It Rains(1995)
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The Glass Shield(1994)
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America Becoming(1991)
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To Sleep with Anger(1990)
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My Brother's Wedding(1983)
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Killer of Sheep(1978)
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The Horse(1973)
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Several Friends(1969)
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1 credit
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4 credits
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1 credit
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1 winAcademy Awards
- Won2017Oscar — Honorary Award
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- Is That Black Enough for You?!?Self · 2022
- We Blew ItSelf · 2017
- Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLASelf · 2016
- These Amazing ShadowsSelf · 2011
- The Story of Film: An OdysseySelf (1 Episode) · 2011
- The Story Of Film An OdysseySelf (1 Episode) · 2000
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