Directed credits
23
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Geeta Gandbhir
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.9
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 9All crew credits: 69
TMDB ID: 1106893
IMDb ID: nm0304135
Known for: Directing
Born: September 18, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2025
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.87
Wikidata: Q111539889
Also known as
Гита Гандбир
Frequent jobs
Director (20)Field Director (2)Co-Director (1)Editor (14)Executive Producer (8)Producer (5)Assistant Editor (4)Consulting Editor (3)Additional Editor (2)Apprentice Sound Editor (2)First Assistant Editor (2)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Geeta Gandbhir.
6.8
The Perfect Neighbor
Director
2025 Movie
6.5
The Devil Is Busy
Director
2024 Movie
5.1
How We Get Free
Director
2023 Movie
1.5
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Director
2022 Movie
1.0
And She Could Be Next
Field Director
2020 Movie
4.0
Call Center Blues
Director
2020 Movie
1.0
Hungry to Learn
Director
2019 Movie
1.0
Armed with Faith
Director
2017 Movie
6.4
I Am Evidence
Director
2017 Movie
1.0
Love the Sinner
Director
2017 Movie
3.5
Prison Dogs
Director
2016 Movie
1.0
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
Director
2015 Movie
7.0
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Director
2014 Movie
5.0
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
Director
2014 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Geeta Gandbhir.
6.4
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
2.3
Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.8
Born in Synanon
Director • 4 eps
2023 Series
5.2
Black and Missing
Director • 4 eps
2021 Series
1.0
Through Our Eyes
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.7
Why We Hate
Director • 6 eps
2019 Series
5.5
Women, War & Peace II
Co-Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.6
Rapture
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
POV
Field Director • 2 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Geeta Gandbhir.
8.4
O.J.: Made in America
Consulting Editor
2016 Movie
7.5
Malcolm X
Apprentice Sound Editor
1992 Movie
7.2
Short Cuts
Apprentice Sound Editor
1993 Movie
6.8
The Perfect Neighbor
Director
2025 Movie
6.7
Clockers
Assistant Editor
1995 Movie
6.5
Summer of Sam
Assistant Editor
1999 Movie
6.2
Bamboozled
First Assistant Editor
2000 Movie
6.1
Surviving the Game
Assistant Editor
1994 Movie
5.0
Girl 6
First Assistant Editor
1996 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Geeta Gandbhir.
6.2
Bamboozled
First Assistant Editor
2000 Movie
7.5
Malcolm X
Apprentice Sound Editor
1992 Movie
6.8
The Perfect Neighbor
Director
2025 Movie
5.0
Girl 6
First Assistant Editor
1996 Movie
7.2
Short Cuts
Apprentice Sound Editor
1993 Movie
6.5
Summer of Sam
Assistant Editor
1999 Movie
6.1
Surviving the Game
Assistant Editor
1994 Movie
6.7
Clockers
Assistant Editor
1995 Movie
8.4
O.J.: Made in America
Consulting Editor
2016 Movie
8.0
My Neighbourhood
Editor
2012 Movie
6.5
Budrus
Editor
2010 Movie
6.3
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Producer
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Geeta Gandbhir.
7.5
American Masters
Supervising Editor • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.9
POV
Field Director • 2 eps
1988 Series
7.5
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Editor • 4 eps
2006 Series
6.4
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.5
Women, War & Peace II
Co-Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
3.8
Harlem Ice
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2025 Series
10.0
Asian Americans
Producer • 5 eps
2020 Series
5.8
Born in Synanon
Director • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.9
Daughters of Destiny
Editor • 4 eps
2017 Series
6.2
Miracle's Boys
Editor • 7 eps
2005 Series
5.6
Rapture
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.7
Why We Hate
Director • 6 eps
2019 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Geeta Gandbhir.
6.3
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Producer
2025 Movie
The Gas Station Attendant
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Exodus
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
New Wave
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.0
Black Table
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Family Tree
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.7
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.4
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.9
The Feeling of Being Watched
Consulting Editor
2018 Movie
6.8
The Sentence
Co-Producer
2018 Movie
6.9
Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS
Supervising Editor
2017 Movie
8.0
The Talk: Race in America
Producer
2017 Movie
7.5
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Consulting Editor
2017 Movie
6.9
Risky Drinking
Editorial Manager
2016 Movie
8.4
O.J.: Made in America
Consulting Editor
2016 Movie
6.9
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Supervising Film Editor
2014 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Geeta Gandbhir.
3.8
Harlem Ice
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2025 Series
10.0
Asian Americans
Producer • 5 eps
2020 Series
6.9
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Editor • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Daughters of Destiny
Editor • 4 eps
2017 Series
6.5
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
Editor • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.5
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Editor • 4 eps
2006 Series
6.0
African American Lives
Editor • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.2
Miracle's Boys
Editor • 7 eps
2005 Series
7.5
American Masters
Supervising Editor • 1 eps
1986 Series