Directing
Geeta Gandbhir
1970-09-18 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Geeta 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
Malcolm X
Short Cuts
The Daily Show
Summer of Sam
Clockers
The Perfect Neighbor
O.J.: Made in America
Surviving the Game
Bamboozled
Girl 6
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
O.J.: Made in America
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Gasland Part II
The Devil Is Busy
Movie credits · 68
#WhileBlack
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The Perfect Neighbor
Freshman. Again.
The Gas Station Attendant
Exodus
The Devil Is Busy
New Wave
Black Table
Family Tree
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
How We Get Free
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me
Learning to Breathe
Call Center Blues
Hungry to Learn
The Feeling of Being Watched
The Sentence
Armed with Faith
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS
I Am Evidence
Love the Sinner
The Talk: Race in America
Risky Drinking
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
O.J.: Made in America
Prison Dogs
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
A Conversation With Police on Race
A Conversation with My Black Son
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
A Conversation with White People on Race
The Conversation
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
TV credits · 21
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015
Harlem Ice
Born in Synanon
Black and Missing
Through Our Eyes
Asian Americans
Why We Hate
Women, War & Peace II
Rapture
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Daughters of Destiny
O.J.: Made in America
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
African American Lives
Miracle's Boys
Ride with Funkmaster Flex
The Daily Show
POV
American Masters
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