Shirley Barrett

Shirley Barrett

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1961

Died

August 3, 2022 (aged 61)

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.

Best known work

Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High
1994
Love Serenade
Love Serenade
1996
Mr & Mrs Murder
Mr & Mrs Murder
2013
Love Child
Love Child
2014
Police Rescue
Police Rescue
1991
South Solitary
South Solitary
2010
Walk the Talk
Walk the Talk
2000
Cherith
Cherith
1988
Before the Rain
Before the Rain
2010

Filmography

  1. 2014

    Love ChildTV

    Director

  2. 2013

    Mr & Mrs MurderTV

    Director

  3. 2010

    South Solitary

    Director, Screenplay

  4. 2010

    Before the Rain

    Screenplay

  5. 2000

    Walk the Talk

    Director, Writer

  6. 1996

    Love Serenade

    Director, Screenplay

  7. 1994

    Heartbreak HighTV

    Director

  8. 1991

    Police RescueTV

    Director

  9. 1988

    Cherith

    Writer, Director

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