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A realistic portrait of a Black urban L.A. community.
Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer who is growing detached and numb from the psychic toll of working at a slaughterhouse. Frustrated by money problems, he finds respite in moments of simple beauty: the warmth of a coffee cup against his cheek, slow dancing with his wife in the living room, holding his daughter. The film offers no solutions; it merely presents life - sometimes hauntingly bleak, sometimes filled with transcendent joy and gentle humor.
Charles Burnett, USA, 1977, 83m. b&w.
Directed by
Charles Burnett
Writer
Charles Burnett
Cast
Henry G. Sanders.... Stan (as Henry Gayle Sanders)
Kaycee Moore
Charles Bracy
Angela Burnett
Eugene Cherry
Jack Drummond
Produced by
Charles Burnett.... producer
Cinematography by
Charles Burnett
Film Editing by
Charles Burnett
Sound Department
Charles Bracy.... sound
Distribution
Mypheduh Films (USA)
Palmarès / Festivals / Prix / Nominations / Awards
1990 - National Film Preservation Board, USA
* National Film Registry
1981 - Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
* Won FIPRESCI Prize Forum of New Cinema
1979 | 1er Festival des 3 Continents | NANTES, France | www.3continents.com
* RETROSPECTIVE DU CINEMA DE L'AMERIQUE NOIRE - LONGS METRAGES
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