cut of Burnett's sophomore feature My Brother's Wedding and three Burnett shorts: Several Friends (a 1969 aesthetic precursor to Killer of Sheep), The Horse (an "allegory of the South", in Burnett's words), and When It Rains (praised as one of the greatest short films of all time by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum). On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21, 2008, Turner Classic Movies presented the world broadcast premiere of the film as part of a night-long marathon of Burnett's work. Burnett was interviewed before and after the film by TCM's primetime host Robert Osborne. See also L.A. Rebellion Undun To Sleep with Anger References External links Ghetto Blues: Beauty & Despair in Watts (TCM Movie Morlocks) Killer of Sheep essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, Bloomsbury Academic, 2010 , pages 737-738 Cinema Then, Cinema Now: Killer of Sheep a 1993 discussion of the film with Basil Wilson, hosted by Jerry Carlson of CUNY TV 1978 films 1978 drama films 1978 independent films 1970s English-language films African-American drama films Films directed by Charles Burnett (director) American black-and-white films American independent films Social realism in film United States National Film Registry films Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles Films about sheep Non-narrative films American student films 1978 directorial debut films Rediscovered American films 1970s rediscovered films 1970s American films