SAT MAY 3, 2025 1:00 PM

KILLER OF SHEEP

$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)

Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration

Limited Engagement

Co-presented by UCLA Film & Television Archive

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  • RELEASED IN: 1978
  • 75 MINUTES
  • DIRECTED BY: Charles Burnett

ABOUT THE FILM:

Burnett’s films focus on everyday life in black communities in a manner rarely in American cinema — combining lyrical elements with a starkly neorealist, documentary-style approach that chronicles the unfolding story with depth and riveting simplicity. In KILLER OF SHEEP, Stan, employed at a slaughterhouse, is suffering from the emotional side effects of his bloody occupation to such a degree that his entire life unhinges. Burnett once said of the film, “[Stan’s] real problems lie within the family, trying to make that work and be a human being. You don’t necessarily win battles; you survive.”

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA