Shelley Barry

2022: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Film, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
2006: Master of Arts (MA), Film and Media Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia.
1995: Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA.Hons), English, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town.
1993: Higher Diploma in Education, English and Drama, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
1992: Bachelor of Arts (BA), English and Drama, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.

Present: Lecturer, Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg.
2015 - present: Film Production, Twospinningwheels Media School, Cape Town.
2010 - Present: CEO, Twospinningwheels, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
2013: Filmmaker in Residence, Women's and Gender Studies, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town.
2013: Filmmaker in Residence, Gender Equity Unit, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town.
2008 - 2010: Head of Programming, Cape Town Television, Cape Town.
2008: Filmmaker in Residence, Carnegie Foundation, New York.
2006 - 2007: Filmmaker in Residence, Temple University, Philadelphia.
2001 - 2003: Media Manager, Office on the Status of Disabled Persons, The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa, Pretoria.
1991 - 2001: Manager, Programme Compliance Division, CEO, e.tv.
1996 - 1998: Parliamentary Policy Co-ordinator, Disabled People South Africa, Parliament, Cape Town.

A Camera on My Lap (2023)
Here (2019)
Re: incarnation (2018)
Out of Reach (2018)
Ink/Visible (2018)
I'm Not Done Yet (2015)
Diaries of a Dissident Poet (2014)
Mr. Shakes: The Passion to Live (2013)
Where We Planted Trees (2011)
The Traveling Poet (2011)
Place of Grace (2011)
Cellphone (2008)
New York/New Brighton (2007)
Str/oll (2006)
Umbilical Cord (2006)
Cry like the Loons (2006)
Retrato/Portrait (2005)
Where Are My Heels? (2005)
Inclinations (2005)
Pants? Skirt? Lipstick? (2005)
Whole: A Trinity of Being (2004)

2018: 20-Year Film Retrospective, launched at the Mzansi Women's Film Festival in Johannesburg
2023: South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA), Best Documentary Short Film, for A Camera on My Lap
2022: Zonta Prize, Best Female Filmmaker (International Competition), International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany, for A Camera on My Lap
2018: Outstanding Disability Contributor, South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA).
2017: Featured Filmmaker, Mzansi Women’s Film Festival, Johannesburg.
2011: Mail & Guardian's Top 100 South African Women.
2010: Ambassador of Disability Rights Award, KwaZulu-Natal.
2003 - 2004: Charlotte Newcombe Award, Outstanding Students with Disabilities.
2003: Ford Foundation Scholarship, for Master of Fine Arts in film.

2019: HERE, Selected for the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival
2006: Where We Planted Trees, Best Documentary, Diamond Screen Film Festival, Philadelphia.
2004: Inclinations, Purchased by MTV in 2007.
Top 10 click list, MTV Films Online.
2004: Whole – A Trinity of Being
Best Film, Superfest, California.
Best Narrative Short, Philadelphia Festival of Independents, Philadelphia.
Best Experimental Film, Breaking Barriers Festival, Moscow.
Best Experimental Film, Projections 2, Canada.
Spirit of Independence Award, Brooklyn (New York) International Disability Film Festival.
Jurors Citation Award, Black Maria Film Festival, New Jersey.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Pennsylvania Association of Graduate Schools, Pennsylvania.
Audre Lorde award for media production.
Television Acquisition, WYBE, DUTV (community TV stations), South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

2006: Shelley Barry, "Disability and Desire: Journey of a Filmmaker," Feminist Africa