Geeta Gandbhir
Directing
- Born
- September 18, 1970 (age 56) · 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.
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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
November 18, 1992
Short Cuts
October 1, 1993
Summer of Sam
June 28, 1999
Clockers
September 15, 1995
The Perfect Neighbor
October 10, 2025
O.J.: Made in America
May 20, 2016
Surviving the Game
April 15, 1994
Bamboozled
October 6, 2000
Girl 6
March 22, 1996
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
October 10, 2016
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
April 27, 2014
Gasland Part II
April 20, 2013
Behind the camera68
- 2026#WhileBlack Executive Producer
- 2025Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within Producer
- 2025The Perfect Neighbor Director, Producer
- 2025Freshman. Again. Writer, Producer
- 2025The Gas Station Attendant Executive Producer
- 2025Exodus Executive Producer
- 2024The Devil Is Busy Director
- 2024New Wave Executive Producer
- 2024Black Table Executive Producer
- 2024Family Tree