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Allie Light
Directing
May 2, 1935
Died September 17, 2025 (90 years old)
Dove Creek, Colorado, USA
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Directed
Biography
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. Her credits include: Rachel’s Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer (HBO), Dialogues With Madwomen (Emmy Award; Freedom of Expression Award, Sundance Film Festival); In The Shadow Of The Stars (Academy Award); Mitsuye and Nellie, Asian American Poets; Visions of Paradise...
Known For
In the Shadow of the Stars
Dialogues with Madwomen
Grandma's Bottle Village: The Art of Tressa Prisbrey
The Sermons of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable
The Ship That Turned Back
Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer
Hundred and Two Mature: The Art of Harry Lieberman
