Filmmaker Charles Burnett to Receive Career Achievement Award at Chicago International Film Festival Next Month

The word humanist is described as a “philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings”, and among filmmakers the great French director Jean Renoir is considered to be one of the great humanist directors in cinema. But there is another one, just as important and as talented as Renoir, and that’s the great African American independent director Charles Burnett who has made such remarkable and groundbreaking films such as Killer of Sheep (which was one of the first 50 films to be selected for the Library of Congress’ National Film registry for its historical importance) , My Brother’s Wedding, Nightjohn and To Sleep with Anger among...

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