Kym Barrett
Biography
Kym Barrett (born 11 August 1965) is an Australian costume designer for Hollywood films. She is a regular collaborator with The Wachowskis and was the costume designer of their films The Matrix Trilogy, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas, and Jupiter Ascending. Kym Barrett started her career working in theatre for eight years before she began working in film. She has also designed costumes for Cirque du Soleil. Barrett designed freshly imagined period costumes for the Metropolitan Opera's 2013 production of The Tempest. In September 2013, she stepped down from her role as costume designer for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kym Barrett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Self - Costume Designer
The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewee
A unique feature-length retrospective documentary bringing together the directors, author David Mitchell, and key cast and crew - including Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, and Susan Sarandon - to share new reflections and untold stories from the making of Cloud Atlas. The film celebrates the artistry, collaboration, and enduring impact of the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer's visionary production.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary about creating a watery setting, sets and locations, costumes and production design, and general aspects of the film. A run-through of the production process from start to finish including the initial development, building the sets, costume design, CGI, and more.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Self
Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This mammoth documentary takes us through the making of both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. On top of seeing many pre-production and production meetings, we are also invited on the sets for both films, and get an idea of how difficult it was to accomplish the nearly impossible.