Allie Light

Directing

Born May 2, 1935 · Dove Creek, Colorado, USA

12 films as director · Active 1977–2024

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,…

Directed(12)

2024The Ship That Turned Back

2006The Sermons of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable

1998Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer★ 10.0

1994Dialogues with Madwomen★ 8.0

1991In the Shadow of the Stars★ 6.4

1983The Angel That Stands By Me

1983The Angel that Stands by Me: Minnie Evans' Paintings

1983The Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder

1982Grandma's Bottle Village: The Art of Tressa Prisbrey

1982Hundred and Two Mature: The Art of Harry Lieberman

1981Mitsuye and Nellie: Asian American Poets

1977Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black, 1903-1972