Average ROI: 204%
ROI Rank: 697
 
Charles Burnett may not be a household name, but he’s still in the top 15% of movie producers in the Fresh Kernels Database! His C-List status may not be glamorous, but it’s still impressive to be in the top 700 out of nearly 5,000.
 

Charles Burnett is an American filmmaker and professor who has been making films since the late 1960s. He is best known for his critically acclaimed films Killer of Sheep (1977) and To Sleep with Anger (1990). Burnett has received numerous awards and accolades for his work, including an Academy Honorary Award in 2018. He is also a professor at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Burnett’s films often explore the African American experience in the United States, and he is considered one of the most important African American filmmakers of all time.
 

April 12, 1944
 

Charles Burnett was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
 

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