Kym Barrett

Costume & Make-Up

Kym Barrett

Born 1977-01-11

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.

Acting credits

The Matrix Revisited poster
6.9

The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.

The Matrix Revisited

2001

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas poster
NR

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.

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

2025

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NR

Talking Heads short discussing the creature design of splices from Jupiter Ascending.

Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced

2015

Women He's Undressed poster
5.4

Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades.

Women He's Undressed

2015

No artwork available
6.1

This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the film.

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

2003

Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman' poster
5.0

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.

Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'

2019

The Burly Man Chronicles poster
6.9

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.

The Burly Man Chronicles

2004