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Shirley Barrett

Shirley Barrett

Known For Directing
Birthday Jan 01, 1961
Died Aug 03, 2022 (61)
Birthplace None
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 11, 2025
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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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 f ... or 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.

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South Solitary

South Solitary

2010

Screenplay

Before the Rain

Before the Rain

2010

Screenplay

Walk the Talk

Walk the Talk

2000

Writer

Love Serenade

Love Serenade

1996

Screenplay

Cherith

Cherith

1988

Writer

South Solitary

South Solitary

2010

Director

Walk the Talk

Walk the Talk

2000

Director

Love Serenade

Love Serenade

1996

Director

Cherith

Cherith

1988

Director

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