Person
Shirley Barrett
Directing · 1961–2022
Biography
Shirley Barrett (1961 – 3 August 2022) was an Australian film director, screenwriter and author. Her first film Love Serenade won the Caméra d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. She has written and directed two other feature films Walk the Talk (2000) and South Solitary (2010). Barrett's script for South Solitary was awarded multiple prizes, including the Queensland Premier's Prize and the West Australian Premier's Prize. Her first novel Rush Oh! (2016) was shortlisted for the 2016 Indie Awards for Debut Fiction and the 2016 Nita May Dobbie Award, and long-listed for the 2016 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Her second novel The Bus on Thursday was released in 2018.
Known for
Heartbreak High
Director
Police Rescue
Director
Love Child
Director
Mr & Mrs Murder
Director
South Solitary
Director
Love Serenade
Director
Walk the Talk
Writer
Before the Rain
Screenplay
Cherith
Writer
Filmography
- 2014Love ChildDirector
- 2013Mr & Mrs MurderDirector
- 2010South SolitaryDirector
- 2010Before the RainScreenplay
- 2000Walk the TalkWriter
- 1996Love SerenadeDirector
- 1994Heartbreak HighDirector
- 1991Police RescueDirector
- 1988CherithWriter
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