Barbara Sumner

Barbara Sumner
Born
Barbara Sumner

1960 (age 6465)
Occupation(s)Writer, filmmaker
Spouse(s)John Gilbert
Thomas Burstyn
Children5, including Lili Sumner

Barbara Sumner (born 1960) is a New Zealand writer and film producer. Tree of Strangers, her memoir of adoption, loss and discovery, was published by Massey University Press in September 2020.

She co-founded the film production company Cloud South Films with her husband Thomas Burstyn, and has served as a writer for The New Zealand Herald.