Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-02-11 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Nairobi, Kenya

Pratibha Parmar

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2015

1999

Directing

2022

My Name Is Andrea as Director

2006

1998

Brimful of Asia as Director

1996

Jodie: An Icon as Director

1994

Warrior Marks as Director
Memsahib Rita as Director

1991

Khush as Director
A Place of Rage as Director

1990

Bhangra Jig as Director
Flesh and Paper as Director

1988

Sari Red as Director

1987

Reframing AIDS as Director

1986

Emergence as Director

Writing

2022

1986

Emergence as Writer

Production

2011

1994

Warrior Marks as Producer

Editing