Charles Burnett
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Oct 9, 2026
Bassam TariqGUEST
Yeah.
Bassam TariqGUEST
Um, there, there are a few films that we were referencing, Harakiri, um, by Kobayashi, and Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett.
Bassam TariqGUEST
Um, these are two really exceptional films.
Bassam TariqGUEST
One of course set the foundation for me of how I wanna be a filmmaker where it's about dignity and transcending the identity politics.
Josh BellHOST
the case here.
Jason HarrisHOST
And Killer of Sheep is Charles Burnett from '78, so I mean, you could go back.
Jason HarrisHOST
I mean, we know the, the, uh, history and, uh, the-
Josh BellHOST
Sidney Poitier perhaps, you know? Or-
Vincent WilliamsHOST
Mm-hmm.
Len WebbHOST
As well as our very, very honored special guest, writer/director Charles Burnett-
Vincent WilliamsHOST
Visionary
Len WebbHOST
... will be in the building-
Len WebbHOST
D- a- absolutely.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
It really is.
Vincent WilliamsHOST
A conversation with Charles Burnett around his legendary, iconic film-
Len WebbHOST
I know
Josh LarsenHOST
Uh, at first, while I was enjoying the imagery, um, a clear eye here at work, and the story was captivating, it was almost overshadowed by...
Josh LarsenHOST
Well, first of all, you know how much I love Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep, 1978.
Josh LarsenHOST
It's also set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, and this movie opens with a Jon Batiste cover of This Bitter Earth, which a version of that plays a crucial part in Killer of Sheep.
Josh LarsenHOST
And so already, you know, it, there's, there's no doubt what Thompson Hernandez is going after here, and the films that have influenced him.
JamesHOST
Yeah, so on Sunday 4th, again, part of the same series of films, My Brother's Wedding.
JamesHOST
Now, this is directed by Charles Burnett, who I do know as a filmmaker.
JamesHOST
Not
AndyHOST
Bonnet.
AndyHOST
Not Bonnet.
JamesHOST
Yeah, so American movie from the 80s, 83.
JamesHOST
Charles Burnett makes, I want to say, dramas about the african-american experience so the film that i i know him from is um and sleep with anger which stars um oh danny glover and it's a wonderful again family drama uh about yeah the experience of being i can't say middle middle class black in america of the time period this one i do not know in fact i didn't even know it existed this is an earlier film He makes films that are in LA.
JamesHOST
So they're California based.
JadoniHOST
I also, any time I watch a movie that has dad shit I'm a wreck, so i- it's a big impact.
JadoniHOST
And then this movie wears its influences on its sleeve, specifically Killer of Sheep, Charles Burnett's film, that also takes place in the Watts neighborhood of Los, Los Angeles, as the premise says.
JadoniHOST
Um, and it wears a lot of influence from that, and I really, really freaking love that.
JadoniHOST
And this is just a very touching, raw, emotional film about Black people in a family and family dynamics, and I think it's a very important film, and I think it's a very impactful film to me and I think a lot of other people, and I really, really, really did enjoy it.
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JadoniHOST
It, it, it, I watched it little over a year ago now.
JadoniHOST
I, I fell in love with it, have it on physical.
JadoniHOST
And the way Charles Burnett, to Lael's point, showcases just a family, just these people in this world, in this area of the world, in this area of the country, just living and going through life and the struggles and what that means to live in these.
JadoniHOST
The way that he frames it was incredible, so to see this movie take that inspiration was wonderful.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So Bell Haven Meridian, for example, uh, touches on LA kind of rebellion kind of filmmaking.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So actively- overtly references a production of a scene from Charles Burnett's, um, film, um, The Ki- A Killer of Sheep from the '70s, amazing film, and Charles Burnett and the LA Rebellion kind of movement were influenced by kind of, um, African cinema and kind of the kind of Third Cinema kind of actors who were trying to make political kind of film at that time.
Joe JacksonGUEST
And, um, there's a, a mask that appears in Belle Haven Meridian, so you're gonna have an African mask at the end.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So don't wanna give too much away.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So Belhaven Meridian, for example, touches on LA kind of rebellion kind of filmmaking.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So it actually overtly references a production of a scene from Charles Burnett's film The Killer of Sheep from the 70s, an amazing film.
Joe JacksonGUEST
And Charles Burnett and the LA Rebellion kind of movement were influenced by kind of African cinema and kind of the kind of third cinema kind of actors who were trying to make political kind of film at that time.
Joe JacksonGUEST
And, um, there's a mask that appears in Balhaven Meridian.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So kind of an African mask at the end.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So, Belhaven Meridian, for example, touches on LA kind of rebellion kind of filmmaking.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So, it actually overtly references a production of a scene from Charles Burnett's film, film The Killer of Sheep from the 70s amazing film and Charles Burnett and the LA Rebellion kind of movement were influenced by kind of African cinema and kind of the kind of third cinema kind of actors who were trying to make political kind of film at that time and there's a mask that appears in Balhaven Meridian so kind of an African mask at the end so don't give too much away spoilers kind of coming gentle spoilers but Basically, the protagonist has his world physically turned upside down as he's walking through the streets around the street called Belhaven Street.
Joe JacksonGUEST
And he's walking along and there's gangsters that appear and he doesn't know what to do.
Joe JacksonGUEST
An African mask appears.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So, Belhaven Meridian, for example, touches on L.A. kind of rebellion kind of filmmaking.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So, it actually overtly references a production of a scene from Charles Burnett's film...
Joe JacksonGUEST
the killer of sheep from the seventies, amazing film and Charles Burnett and the LA rebellion kind of movement were influenced by kind of, um, African cinema and kind of the kind of third cinema kind of actors who were trying to make political kind of film at that time.
Joe JacksonGUEST
And, um, there's a mask that appears in Balhaven Meridian.
Joe JacksonGUEST
So you're going to have an African mask at the end.
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