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Barbara Willis Sweete

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Barbara Willis Sweete is known for Great Performances (1971), Blindness (2008) and Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach (1997).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
    Blindness
    6.5
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach (1997)
    Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Enemy (2013)
    Enemy
    6.8
    • Additional Crew
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Director

    • Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1997
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.9
      TV Series
      • directed for live cinema by
      • Director
      • 2008–2018
    • Songs of Freedom (2017)
      Songs of Freedom
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Year of the Sheep
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Zhu Shaoyu: You and Me (2014)
      Zhu Shaoyu: You and Me
      Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • A Composer's Dream (2011)
      A Composer's Dream
      6.0
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2011
    • Eric Peterson in Billy Bishop Goes to War (2010)
      Billy Bishop Goes to War
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Jim Fleck in The Whirlwind of Your Passion: A Philanthropist's Dream (2009)
      The Whirlwind of Your Passion: A Philanthropist's Dream
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2009
    • The Young Romantic (2008)
      The Young Romantic
      8.5
      • Director
      • 2008
    • The Tale of the Magic Flute
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Elizabeth Rex
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Greta Hodgkinson in The Firebird (2003)
      The Firebird
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Wendy Crewson and Barbara Williams in Perfect Pie (2002)
      Perfect Pie
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–2002
    • Jeanne Lamon in Opening Night (2001)
      Opening Night
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001

    Producer

    • Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • associate producer: for Rhombus Media
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1997
    • The Seven Last Words (2019)
      The Seven Last Words
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Turning Tables (2018)
      Turning Tables
      6.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Songs of Freedom (2017)
      Songs of Freedom
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Paul Gross and Sienna Guillory in Gunless (2010)
      Gunless
      6.4
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2010
    • Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009)
      Inside Hana's Suitcase
      7.6
      • associate producer
      • 2009
    • The Road to Passchendaele (2008)
      The Road to Passchendaele
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • creative producer
      • 2008
    • The Young Romantic (2008)
      The Young Romantic
      8.5
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
      Blindness
      6.5
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2008
    • Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, and Sei Ashina in Silk (2007)
      Silk
      5.8
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2007
    • Snow Cake (2006)
      Snow Cake
      7.4
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2006
    • Burnt Toast (2005)
      Burnt Toast
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2005
    • Paul Gross in Slings and Arrows (2003)
      Slings and Arrows
      8.8
      TV Series
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2003–2005
    • Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
      The Saddest Music in the World
      7.0
      • associate producer: Rhombus Media
      • 2003
    • They Live to Polka
      • producer
      • 1999

    Writer

    • A Composer's Dream (2011)
      A Composer's Dream
      6.0
      Short
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Jim Fleck in The Whirlwind of Your Passion: A Philanthropist's Dream (2009)
      The Whirlwind of Your Passion: A Philanthropist's Dream
      Short
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Elizabeth Rex
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • adaptation
      • 2004
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • concept
      • 2001
    • Music for Wilderness Lake
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Willis Sweete Productions

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