Charles Burnett

filmmaker

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Filmmaker, producer and writer whose credits include Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger and My Brother's Wedding

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(L-R) Warren Olney, Gary Phillips, Anna Deavere Smith and John Singleton

From Gangsta Rap to Bwy Theater: Cultural Touchstones of the LA Riots

(L-R) Warren Olney, Gary Phillips, Anna Deavere Smith and John Singleton

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