Geeta Gandbhir
Directing

Geeta Gandbhir

September 18, 1970 (55 years old) Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Also known as: Гита Гандбир

Biography

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

The Conversation

2015 • Movie

Movie Credits (47)

Acting

2015

The Conversation

as Self

Crew

2022

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

Director

2021

Learning to Breathe

Producer

2014

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.

Director

2023

Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

Executive Producer

2015

A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers

Director

2022

A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Executive Producer

2015

A Conversation with My Black Son

Director

2016

Prison Dogs

Director

2017

I Am Evidence

Director

2015

A Conversation With Police on Race

Director

TV Credits (12)

Crew

2020

Asian Americans

Producer

2021

Through Our Eyes

Director

2019

Why We Hate

Director

2023

Born in Synanon

Director

2023

Born in Synanon

Executive Producer

2025

Harlem Ice

Executive Producer

2025

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water

Director

2025

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015

Director

2021

Black and Missing

Director

2018

Rapture

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 18, 1970 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Popularity
0.7

Career Stats

47
Movies
12
TV Shows