
Person
Barbara Doran
Production · Newfoundland, Canada
Biography
Barbara Doran is based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and has been writing, directing, and producing international films and television for the past thirty-five years. She is internationally recognized for specializing in documentary and drama productions, including the Gemini winning mini-series “Random Passage” and most recently the box office hit, “The Grand Seduction”, starring Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch now in worldwide distribution.
Known for

The Grand Seduction
Producer

The Boys of St. Vincent
Dialogue Coach

Love & Savagery
Producer
Taking on Water
Narrator (voice)

Boundaries
Producer

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
Producer

White Wolves: Ghosts of the Arctic
Writer

Away from Everywhere
Producer
When Women Kill
Director
The Real Matriarch
Self
Filmography
- 2024Taking on WaterNarrator (voice)
- 2017White Wolves: Ghosts of the ArcticWriter
- 2017Away from EverywhereProducer
- 2016BoundariesProducer
- 2016Newfoundland at ArmageddonExecutive Producer
- 2014The Grand SeductionProducer
- 2012The Needle and the Damage UndoneExecutive Producer
- 2012The Phantoms of the French ShoreDirector
- 2011Still Rowdy After All These YearsDirector
- 2010Where Did I Put ... My Memory?Producer
- 2009Love & SavageryProducer
- 2009Playing the MachinesDirector
- 2009The Real MatriarchSelf
- 2007To Dublin with LoveDirector
- 2007Moebius Redux: A Life in PicturesProducer
- 2007Young Triffie's Been Made Away WithCo-Producer
- 2006Keeping Up with Cathy JonesDirector
- 2004The Invisible MachineCo-Director
- 2003The Man Who Studies MurderResearcher
- 2002Random PassageProducer
- 1995Ho! KanadaDirector
- 1994The Boys of St. VincentDialogue Coach
- 1994When Women KillDirector
- 1994Taking StockAssistant Director
- 1992Secret NationAssistant Director
- 1992Puppets Against Aids - Township to TundraDirector
- 1988Finding Mary MarchFirst Assistant Director
- 1987To a Safer PlaceAssistant Director
- 1986Moving OnAssistant Director
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.