Director

Pratibha Parmar

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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 1All crew credits: 17

TMDB ID: 73712

IMDb ID: nm0663101

Known for: Directing

Born: February 11, 1955

Age: 71

Place of birth: Nairobi, Kenya

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2022

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 7.27

Wikidata: Q3401401

Also known as

Pratbha Parmar

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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.

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