Join Riverside Studios for special Black History Month screenings of Killer of Sheep. Charles Burnett’s pioneering account of blue-collar existence paved the way for African American representation on the big screen. Burnett’s directorial debut centres on Stan, a south-central Los Angeles slaughterhouse worker who is looking to provide for his family. However, Stan’s occupation is a grisly business, and the stench of decay that surrounds him is reflected in the brutal disparities that informed contemporary African American life.