Geeta Gandbhir

Geeta Gandbhir is an American filmmaker known for her work as a director, producer, and editor.[1] She has won multiple awards including Emmy Awards and Peabody Awards.

Geeta Gandbhir
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Early life and education

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.[2] 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 Sam Pollard an editor for Lee.

Career
Spike Lee, Maureen Ryan, Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards

She started her career in narrative film working for Spike Lee and Sam Pollard, and then branched into documentary film. Her films include Hungry to Learn and I Am Evidence.[3]

She was the editor of the Spike Lee-produced HBO documentary film If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise about life after Hurricane Katrina, which won the 2010 Peabody Award.[4]

Gandbhir was a part of the filmmaking team of the PBS film series Asian Americans which won a 2020 Peabody Award.[5] She was a field director for And She Could Be Next, directed by Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia.

Her short film from the HBO series Through Our Eyes: Apart won a 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Documentary.[6]

References
  1. "Geeta Gandbhir On Being The Slightly Shrill Person In The Room". CAAM Home. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. Verge, Beth (2022-11-30). "Judge Una Gandbhir, pointing to own experience, says opportunity is abundant within Alaska Court System". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. "Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard". Talkhouse. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  5. "The Producers of Asian Americans Look Back on the Making of the Documentary Series | Asian Americans | PBS". Asian Americans. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. Piña, Christy (2022-09-30). "'The Rescue,' 'The First Wave' Among Top Documentary Emmy Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-10.


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