Elizabeth Barret

Elizabeth Barret (November 19, 1951 - February 3, 2026) was an American documentary filmmaker. She is best known for documenting Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky. ^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

• Quilting Women (1980) ^[3]
• Hand-carved (1980)
• Coalmining Women (1982)
• Long Journey Home (1987)
• Stranger with a Camera (2000) ^{[4] [5]}

Awards

• 2000 Sundance Film Festival - Nominated, Grand Jury Prize - Documentary^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2000 International Documentary Association - Nominated, IDA Award - Feature Documentaries^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2000 San Francisco International Film Festival - Won, Silver Spire, Film & Video - History^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2012: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts - Photography from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, with Wendy Ewald, for Portraits and Dreams: A Revisitation ^[6]

References

1. Blackford, Linda (February 3, 2026). "Creator of one of Appalachia's most iconic films dies at 74".
2. "Elizabeth Barret Obituary".
3. "Staff Bios | Appalshop". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
4. Salamon, Julie (11 July 2000). "TELEVISION REVIEW; He Turned His Camera on Appalachia, and One Man Wouldn't Stand For It". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-09-24.
5. Lewis, Anne S. (October 27, 2000). "Ask Questions First, Shoot Later". www.austinchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
6. "Elizabeth B. Barret". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-24.