The Glass Shield
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
To Sleep with Anger
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
Relative Stranger
After the death of his father, a former football star reunites with the family that he abandoned years earlier.
My Brother's Wedding
A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly mobile lawyer.
Killer of Sheep
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
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Charles Burnett
Director
Lori Petty
as
Deputy Deborah Fields
Erich Anderson
as
District Attorney Ira Kern
Al Rodrigo
as
Rodrigo
Linden Chiles
as
Sergeant Berry Foster
Danny Glover
as
Harry
Vonetta McGee
as
Pat
Mary Alice
as
Suzie
Dan Castellaneta
as
Gary
Michael Beach
as
James Clemons
Jerry Hauck
as
Manager
Eriq La Salle
as
Walter Clemons
Henry G. Sanders
as
Beat-up man
Sy Richardson
as
Mr. Dubois
Benjamin Williams
as
Pallbearer
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