Geeta Gandbhir
DirectingGeeta Gandbhir (born September 18, 1970; Boston) is an American documentary filmmaker known for her work as a director, producer, and editor. She has won multiple awards including Emmy Awards and Peabody Awards. Gandbhir grew in the Boston area. Her father Sharad immigrated from India to the US in the 1960s to study chemical engineering and her mother Lalita joined him, with the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Her sister Una S. Gandbhir is a superior court judge for the Third Judicial District serving Anchorage, Alaska. Her brother Ashwin Gandbhir is also a filmmaker and editor. Gandbhir attended Harvard University to study visual art with a focus on animation. At the school, she was introduced to Spike Lee, who was teaching there, and an editor for Lee, Sam Pollard.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
The Perfect Neighbor
Director
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Producer
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Producer
I Am Evidence
Director
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Director
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Director
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
Director
The Devil Is Busy
Director
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Producer
Armed with Faith
Director
Learning to Breathe
Producer
How We Get Free
Director
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
Director
Call Center Blues
Director
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
Director
The Talk: Race in America
Producer
Prison Dogs
Director
A Conversation with White People on Race
Producer
Hungry to Learn
Director
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
Producer
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
Producer
A Conversation with My Black Son
Director
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
Producer
Love the Sinner
Director
A Conversation With Police on Race
Director
The Conversation
Director
Pushing the Elephant
Producer
Freshman. Again.
Writer