Which director is African-American, Charles Burnett or Laurent Touil-Tartour?
Charles Burnett (director) Charles Burnett (born April 13, 1944, in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is an African-American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include "Killer of Sheep" (1978), "My Brother's Wedding" (1983), "To Sleep with Anger" (1990), "The Glass Shield" (1994), and "" (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series.
Max Burnett Max Burnett (born July 24, 1969 in Dallas, Texas) is a screenwriter, director, and producer who has been active in film and television since 1991. He directed the football sleeper hit "Possums" in 1998. In 2008 he created and executive produced the Nickelodeon series "The Troop" along with Chris Morgan and Greg Coolidge. Filmed in Vancouver, The Troop started airing in the fall of 2009. He won a Writers Guild of America Awards 2009 for his pilot script of the Troop entitled "Welcome to the Jungle" and was nominated for another Writers Guild of America Awards 2011 for his Troop script "Oh, Brother." Max is the older brother of composer Justin Burnett.