Killer of Sheep

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Charles Burnett's 1977 independent film, Killer of Sheep, captured the look and feel of LA's Watts district. Now, 30 years after it was made, it's finally being given a theatrical release. It opens this Friday at the IFC Center. Leonard talks to Henry Sanders, who starred in Killer of Sheep, UCLA archivist Ross Lipman, who restored the film; Dennis Doros, vice president of Milestone Films; and Danny Glover.

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