Allie Light
Directing · Director · Producer · Editor
Born May 2, 1935 · Dove Creek, Colorado, USA
Active 1977–2025 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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, Irving Saraf.
Filmography
Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer (1998) — DirectorDialogues with Madwomen (1994) — DirectorDFW Punk (2008) — Editorial ConsultantIn the Shadow of the Stars (1991) — DirectorThe Angel That Stands By Me (1983) — Producer · Director · EditorPossum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black, 1903-1972 (1977) — DirectorThe Sermons of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable (2006) — DirectorThe Ship That Turned Back (2024) — DirectorMitsuye and Nellie: Asian American Poets (1981) — DirectorThe Angel that Stands by Me: Minnie Evans' Paintings (1983) — DirectorThe Monument of Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder (1983) — DirectorGrandma's Bottle Village: The Art of Tressa Prisbrey (1982) — DirectorHundred and Two Mature: The Art of Harry Lieberman (1982) — Director