About Elizabeth Barret
Lived 1901 – 2026. Elizabeth Barret was an American documentary filmmaker and film director.
Elizabeth Barret (November 14, 1951 – February 3, 2026) was an American documentary filmmaker. She was best known for documenting Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky through her work at Appalshop. She was also the founding director of the Appalshop Archive. Barret died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 74.
Filmography Nature's Way (1973) Quilting Women (1976) Hand Carved (1980) Coalmining Women (1982) Long Journey Home (1987) Stranger with a Camera (2000) Portraits and Dreams (2020)
Awards 2000 Sundance Film Festival - Nominated, Grand Jury Prize - Documentary 2000 International Documentary Association - Nominated, IDA Award - Feature Documentaries 2000 San Francisco International Film Festival - Won, Silver Spire, Film & Video - History 2012: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts - Photography from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, with Wendy Ewald, for Portraits and Dreams: A Revisitation
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American filmmaker
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Elizabeth Barret was born in 1901.
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Elizabeth Barret died on 3 February 2026.
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