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Pratibha Parmar
Nairobi, Kenya
Pratibha Parmar is a British filmmaker who has directed numerous award-winning films for BBC, Channel 4, ITVS, PBS and European broadcaster. Her work has also had theatrical distr…
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Pratibha Parmar is a British filmmaker who has directed numerous award-winning films for BBC, Channel 4, ITVS, PBS and European broadcaster. Her work has also had theatrical distribution. Her credits include Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth, a feature length documentary on the life of Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple and includes interviews with Steven Spielberg, Danny Glover and Quincy Jones. Recognized as a pioneering filmmaker, Pratibha directed the ground breaking film Khush, one of the first films to give visibility to and highlight the experiences of LGBT people in India. Pratibha made her debut as a narrative director with her award-winning romantic comedy, Nina's Heavenly Delights. In 2019 Pratibha made her US debut as a director of scripted television when she was invited by Ava DuVernay to direct episode 12 of Season 4 of Queen Sugar, executive produced by Ava DuVernay & Oprah Winfrey for OWN/Warner Brothers.
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2022
My Name Is Andrea
Movie Director
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2015
Masculinity/Femininity
Movie Self
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2013
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Movie Director
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2011
Poem about My Rights
Movie Producer
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2006
Nina's Heavenly Delights
Movie Director
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV show Director
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1999
After Stonewall
Movie Self
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1999
Wavelengths
Movie Director
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1998
The Righteous Babes
Movie Director
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1998
Brimful of Asia
Movie Director
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1996
Jodie: An Icon
Movie Director
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1994
Warrior Marks
Movie Producer
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1994
Memsahib Rita
Movie Director
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1992
Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun
Movie Director
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1991
A Place of Rage
Movie Director
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1991
Khush
Movie Director
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1990
Flesh and Paper
Movie Director
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1990
Bhangra Jig
Movie Director
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1988
Sari Red
Movie Director
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1987
Reframing AIDS
Movie Director
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1986
Emergence
Movie Director
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1984
Memory Pictures
Movie Director
