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    Charles Burnett

    Director·Born 1944·Active 2009
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    1Hallmark film

    Weirdness4.0 / 10

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    Vicksburg

    Awards & honours

    • Guggenheim Fellowship · 1980
    • MacArthur Fellows Program · 1988
    • National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay · 1990
    • Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay · 1991
    • Independent Spirit Award for Best Director · 1991
    • Distinguished Service Order
    • Academy Honorary Award · 2018
    • Maya Deren Award · 1991
    Charles Burnett is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1978), My Brother's Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has also directed several short films and documentary films.
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    2000s

    1 film
    • 2009Relative StrangerDirector · Small Town6.4Weird 4/10

    Movies by year

    Charles Burnett Hallmark movies by release year12009

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Charles Burnett been in?
    We have 1 Hallmark movie on file for Charles Burnett, spanning 2009.
    What is Charles Burnett's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Relative Stranger (2009) has more audience votes than any other Charles Burnett Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    What was Charles Burnett's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Charles Hallmark title we have is Relative Stranger (2009).
    Where is Charles Burnett from?
    Charles is from Vicksburg.
    What does Charles Burnett do in Hallmark movies?
    Charles Burnett works on Hallmark films as director.

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    Charles’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.

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