Charles Burnett Movies
- 1978
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep6.4561978HD
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
- 2011
These Amazing Shadows
These Amazing Shadows7.392011HD
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and...
- 1990
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger6.5691990HD
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
- 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?7.42022HD
A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.
- 2003
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Warming by the Devil's Fire6.92003HD
Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family...
- 1995
When It Rains
When It Rains5.51995HD
A musician spends New Year's Day trying to help his friend pay the rent.
- 1984
Bless Their Little Hearts
Bless Their Little Hearts5.91984HD
Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.
- 1999
The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish6.21999HD
A woman who believes a dead composer is in love with her falls in love with a man who constantly fights an imaginary man named Hank.
- 1996
Nightjohn
Nightjohn5.61996HD
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she...
- 2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property6.12003HD
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...
- 1994
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield4.81994HD
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of...
- 1983
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding6.71983HD
A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly...
- 1997
The Final Insult
The Final Insult01997HD
This video work intermingles fiction with actuality in a poignant confrontation with homelessness.
- 2010
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush02010HD
Collection of short films by various directors based on dreams, 42 seconds each. It was produced by the world's most awarded vodka "42 Below", known...
- 2017
We Blew It
We Blew It5.6112017HD
How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who...
- 1989
From Rags to Reality
From Rags to Reality01989HD
With dreams of fame and fortune, Faith goes to Washington where she quickly discovers that the life of a budding starlet can be tougher than the...
- 2007
Quiet as Kept
Quiet as Kept5.22007HD
A teenage boy leaves a moment of boredom while his father works on his old car, and the mother wishes to go out for a stroll around the block. One...
- 1973
The Horse
The Horse5.61973HD
This critically acclaimed 1973 short is about an aristocratic white farming family who has a horse that is being put away, by the father of a young...
- 1982
Illusions
Illusions5.51982HD
A woman in a Hollywood dubbing studio struggles with race and preconceptions.
- 2007
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation5.92007HD
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the...