Amira Barrett is a documentary filmmaker and screenwriter of African-American and Jamaican descent whose work explores the global African diaspora. A 2025 alumna of Spelman College’s Documentary Filmmaking program, she graduated Cum Laude as a member of the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program and was mentored by acclaimed director Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust).

Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jamaican Patwa, Barrett has studied and filmed across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe through competitive scholarships. Her senior thesis, What Is the Black Body, challenges stereotypes about Black identity and was recently acquired for distribution by Black Public Media and won awards with the Abibitumi Film Festival in Ghana.

Amira’s most recent role was serving as an archival and research intern for the upcoming documentary Romare Bearden: Life in Collage, directed by Deborah Riley-Draper. Prior to that, she was selected as a 2025 CLS Portuguese Scholar, completing an intensive language program funded by the U.S. Department of State.

Barrett is an emerging global filmmaker whose work blends art and advocacy, illuminating underrepresented stories across the African diaspora. Most recently, she traveled to Accra, Ghana, where she filmed her latest documentary, Carry The One. This 15-minute, cross-cultural project is now in post-production and is slated to begin its festival run in Spring 2026.