Rachael's Film Night Presents Killer of Sheep

Sat, March 16. 5:30pm & Sun, March 17. 7:00pm $5 at the door Rachael's Film Night Presents: KILLER OF SHEEP (1977) Directed by Charles Burnett KILLER OF SHEEP is something of a miracle - a student film that comes close to greatness. It is a 16 millimeter black-and-white movie which was made for around ten thousand dollars. For his nonprofessional cast Burnett used friends and people that he knew in his Watts neighborhood. The result is a portrait of life in the ghetto remarkable for its realism. It was selected for the National Film Registry in 1990. The film centers around Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders), whose brutal job in a Watts slaughterhouse can barely sustain his family. Assaulted by penury, powerlessness and lack of opportunity, this family's humanity surfaces in their formidable daily struggle and moments of relishing beauty and hope. Producer/Screenplay/Cinematography/Editor: C. Burnett. With: Henry Gayle Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett. 87 min