Geeta Gandbhir
Born: 1970-09-18 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- #WhileBlack ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- The Perfect Neighbor ... (Director)
- Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015 ... (Director)
- Harlem Ice ... (Executive Producer)
- Katrina: Come Hell and High Water ... (Director)
- Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within ... (Producer)
- The Gas Station Attendant ... (Executive Producer)
- Freshman. Again. ... (Writer)
- Exodus ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- The Devil Is Busy ... (Director)
- Family Tree ... (Executive Producer)
- New Wave ... (Executive Producer)
- Black Table ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story ... (Executive Producer)
- How We Get Free ... (Director)
- Born in Synanon ... (Director)
2022
- Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power ... (Director)
- A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting ... (Executive Producer)
- Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Black and Missing ... (Director)
- Through Our Eyes ... (Director)
- I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me ... (Consulting Producer)
- Learning to Breathe ... (Producer)
2020
- Asian Americans ... (Producer)
- Call Center Blues ... (Director)
2019
- Why We Hate ... (Director)
- Women, War & Peace II ... (Co-Director)
- Hungry to Learn ... (Director)
2018
- Rapture ... (Director)
- The Feeling of Being Watched ... (Consulting Editor)
- The Sentence ... (Co-Producer)
2017
- Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge ... (Editor)
- Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS ... (Supervising Editor)
- Daughters of Destiny ... (Editor)
- I Am Evidence ... (Director)
- The Talk: Race in America ... (Producer)
- Love the Sinner ... (Director)
- Armed with Faith ... (Director)
2016
- O.J.: Made in America ... (Consulting Editor)
- O.J.: Made in America ... (Consulting Editor)
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds ... (Consulting Editor)
- Risky Drinking ... (Editorial Manager)
- Prison Dogs ... (Director)
2015
- The Conversation as Self
- A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers ... (Director)
- A Conversation About Growing Up Black ... (Producer)
- A Conversation With Police on Race ... (Director)
- A Conversation with White People on Race ... (Producer)
- A Conversation with My Black Son ... (Director)
- A Conversation With Latinos on Race ... (Producer)
- A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race ... (Director)
- A Conversation with Black Women on Race ... (Producer)
2014
- We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss ... (Director)
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown ... (Supervising Film Editor)
- Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. ... (Director)
2013
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley ... (Producer)
- American Promise ... (Additional Editor)
- Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington ... (Editor)
- Gasland Part II ... (Additional Editor)
2012
- My Neighbourhood ... (Editor)
- God Is the Bigger Elvis ... (Editor)
- See You Soon Again ... (Story Consultant)
2011
- The Education of Dee Dee Ricks ... (Editor)
- The Carrier ... (Editor)
2010
- If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise ... (Editor)
- Music by Prudence ... (Editor)
- Pushing the Elephant ... (Producer)
- Budrus ... (Editor)
2009
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama ... (Editor)
2008
- All of Us ... (Editor)
2007
- Oprah's Roots: An African American Lives Special ... (Editor)
2006
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts ... (Editor)
- African American Lives ... (Editor)
2005
- Miracle's Boys ... (Editor)
2003
- Ride with Funkmaster Flex ... (Editor)
2001
- Take It From Me ... (Editor)
2000
- Bamboozled ... (First Assistant Editor)
1999
- Summer of Sam ... (Assistant Editor)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Girl 6 ... (First Assistant Editor)
1995
- Clockers ... (Assistant Editor)
- Joy Street ... (Painter)
1994
- Surviving the Game ... (Assistant Editor)
1993
- Short Cuts ... (Apprentice Sound Editor)
- Kisses on a Train ... (Assistant Editor)
1992
- Malcolm X ... (Apprentice Sound Editor)
1988
- POV ... (Field Director)
1986
- American Masters ... (Supervising Editor)