Director
Pratibha Parmar
71 years · Nairobi, Kenya · 18 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 18
My Name Is Andrea
2022 · Director, Editor
Masculinity/Femininity
2015 · Self
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
2013 · Director, Producer
Nina's Heavenly Delights
2006 · Director, Producer
After Stonewall
1999 · Self
On OVID
Wavelengths
1999 · Director
The Righteous Babes
1998 · Director
Jodie: An Icon
1996 · Director
Warrior Marks
1994 · Producer, Director
On Kanopy
Memsahib Rita
1994 · Director
Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun
1992 · Director
A Place of Rage
1991 · Director
Khush
1991 · Director
Flesh and Paper
1990 · Director
Bhangra Jig
1990 · Director
Sari Red
1988 · Director
Reframing AIDS
1987 · Director
Emergence
1986 · Director, Writer