02615cgm a2200397 i 4500 2507105673 TxAuBib 20230823120000.0 r 250813s1978||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u MWT18383114 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Killer of Sheep [Hoopla]. [United States : Kino Lorber, 1978. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 80 min.)) : sd., col. tdi rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. Directed by Charles Burnett. Henry Gayle Sanders, Charles Bracy, Kaycee Moore. Charles Burnett's cinematic masterpiece Killer of Sheep, magnificently restored in 4K with sparkling picture and sound, is one of the crown jewels of the Black indie filmmaking movement known as the L.A. Rebellion. The film evokes the everyday trials, fragile pleasures, and tenacious humor of blue-collar African Americans living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles in the 1970s. Burnett made it on a minuscule budget with a mostly nonprofessional cast, combining keen on-the-street observation with a carefully crafted script. The story centers on Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders), a slaughterhouse worker battling exhaustion and disconnected from his wife, his children, and himself. Stan and his neighbors struggle just to get by, let alone get ahead. Only the kids, leaping from roof to roof, seem to achieve a mobility that eludes their elders. Burnett's film focuses on everyday life in Black communities in a manner rarely seen in American cinema - combining lyrical elements with a starkly neorealist, documentary-style approach that combines deep nuance with riveting simplicity. 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.". Not rated. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla Movie. Fiction films. lcgft Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcgft Sanders, Henry Gayle, actor. Moore, Kaycee, actor. Bracy, Charles, actor. Burnett, Charles, director. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/18383114?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4534 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/kin_2025086_180.jpeg Cover image CLMPL