Charles Burnett

Director Charles Burnett has spent his career showing the inner lives of black Americans on screen. But after decades on the margins of Hollywood, he's set to receive an honorary Oscar. 

Kent Mackenzie’s groundbreaking 1961 film “The Exiles” tells the story of young American Indians in Los Angeles as they spend a night barhopping, drinking, and flirting. It’s recently been restored and released by Milestone films, and opens on July 11 at IFC Center. Joining Leonard to talk about ...