Allie Light
Known for
Directing
Born
May 2, 1935
Birthplace
Dove Creek, Colorado, USA
Died
September 17, 2025 (aged 90)
Biography
Winner of the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the 1994 National Emmy Award for best interview program, Allie Light writes, directs and produces documentary films with her partner, Irving Saraf. Her credits include: Rachel’s Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer (HBO), Dialogues With Madwomen (Emmy Award; Freedom of Expression Award, Sundance Film Festival); In The Shadow Of The Stars (Academy Award); Mitsuye and Nellie, Asian American Poets; Visions of Paradise (five films about folk artists); Shakespeare’s Children (produced by Kate Kline May); Blind Spot: Murder by Women; Children and Asthma and Good Food, Bad Food, Obesity in American Children (programs...
Best known work
Filmography
2024
The Ship That Turned BackDirector
2008
DFW PunkEditorial Consultant
2006
1998
1994
Dialogues with MadwomenDirector
1991
In the Shadow of the StarsDirector
1983
The Angel That Stands By MeProducer, Editor, Director
1983
1983
1982
1982
1981
1977







