Product Description A slaughterhouse worker provides for his poor Los Angeles family. Review An American masterpiece, independent to the bone. --Manohla Dargis, New York TimesThe finest film yet about African American life. --National Public RadioWay ahead of its time 30 years ago, and just as stunning today, KILLER OF SHEEP is one of those marvels of original moviemaking that keeps hope of artistic independence alive... Here's to the miracle of a buried classic granted the opposite of a killing - here's to life. Grade: A.-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly --Acclaimed ReviewsThe finest film yet about African American life. - --National Public RadioWay ahead of its time 30 years ago, and just as stunning today, KILLER OF SHEEP is one of those marvels of original moviemaking that keeps hope of artistic independence alive... Here's to the miracle of a buried classic granted the opposite of a killing - here's to life. Grade: A. - --Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director Select Filmography: Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007); 'The Blues' (1 episode, 2003) - Warming by the Devil's Fire; Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003); The Annihilation of Fish (1999); Nightjohn (1996) (for TV); The Glass Shield (1994); To Sleep with Anger (1990) See more
