Charles Burnett

Cineplex and Criterion Lift Fees for Films About Black Lives

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2020

Cineplex Movies and the Criterion Channel have announced plans to lift the streaming fees on collections of films by Black filmmakers and a...

Killer of Sheep

Charles Burnett

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2013

Though screened very rarely outside of underground circuits and its initial festival run, Killer of Sheep, Charles Burnett's wildly indepen...

Killer of Sheep

Charles Burnett

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2007

Plot-less and episodic, but stitched together via poetic beats and a gritty, bluesy vibe, Killer of Sheep was Black Cinema’s answer to the...