Killer of Sheep

Charles Burnett's cinema vérité masterpiece is a portrait of a family living in Watts, a deprived neighbourhood in Los Angeles, and was long regarded as the ultimate underground film. With a soundtrack that includes such top acts as Etta James and Earth Wind & Fire. New 4K restoration. Director Charles Burnett created a cinema vérité-like tale about Stan, who lives in Watts and puts in long hours at a slaughterhouse. Stan (Henry Gale Sanders) comes home from work dead tired but manages to put up a brave face, as does his wife (Kaycee More). The camera follows the cast – largely made up of Burnett's friends and acquaintances – in loosely connected episodes that together form a slice of life; friends drop by, the kids are playing, neighbours come over to say hello.

Burnett's…