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Shirley Barrett
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.…
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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.
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2014
Love Child
TV show Director
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2013
Mr & Mrs Murder
TV show Director
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2010
South Solitary
Movie Director
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2010
Before the Rain
Movie Screenplay
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2000
Walk the Talk
Movie Writer
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1996
Love Serenade
Movie Director
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1994
Heartbreak High
TV show Director
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1991
Police Rescue
TV show Director
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1988
Cherith
Movie Writer
