Geeta Gandbhir

female

Known for Directing

Biography

Geeta Gandbhir is an American 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.

Cast Credits

2015
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  The Conversation
  as
  Self
  2015

Crew Credits

2025
- The Perfect Neighbor
  as
  Director
  2025
- The Perfect Neighbor
  as
  Producer
  2025
- Exodus
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- The Gas Station Attendant
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
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  Freshman. Again.
  as
  Writer
  2025
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  Freshman. Again.
  as
  Producer
  2025
- Harlem Ice
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
- Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
  as
  Director
  2025
- Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015
  as
  Director
  2025
- Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
  as
  Executive Producer
  2025
2024
- New Wave
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- The Devil Is Busy
  as
  Director
  2024
- Black Table
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- Family Tree
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
2023
- Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
- How We Get Free
  as
  Director
  2023
- Born in Synanon
  as
  Director
  2023
- Born in Synanon
  as
  Executive Producer
  2023
2022
- Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
  as
  Director
  2022
- A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
  as
  Executive Producer
  2022
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  Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
  as
  Executive Producer
  2022
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  Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
  as
  Producer
  2022
2021
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  Learning to Breathe
  as
  Producer
  2021
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  I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me
  as
  Consulting Producer
  2021
- Through Our Eyes
  as
  Director
  2021
- Black and Missing
  as
  Director
  2021
- Black and Missing
  as
  Executive Producer
  2021
2020
- Call Center Blues
  as
  Director
  2020
- And She Could Be Next
  as
  Field Director
  2020
- Asian Americans
  as
  Producer
  2020
2019
- Hungry to Learn
  as
  Director
  2019
- Women, War & Peace II
  as
  Co-Director
  2019
- Why We Hate
  as
  Director
  2019
2018
- The Sentence
  as
  Co-Producer
  2018
- The Feeling of Being Watched
  as
  Consulting Editor
  2018
- Rapture
  as
  Director
  2018
2017
- I Am Evidence
  as
  Director
  2017
- Armed with Faith
  as
  Director
  2017
- Armed with Faith
  as
  Producer
  2017
- Love the Sinner
  as
  Director
  2017
- The Talk: Race in America
  as
  Producer
  2017
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
  as
  Consulting Editor
  2017
- I Am Evidence
  as
  Supervising Editor
  2017
- Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS
  as
  Supervising Editor
  2017
- Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
  as
  Editor
  2017
- Daughters of Destiny
  as
  Editor
  2017
2016
- Prison Dogs
  as
  Director
  2016
- Risky Drinking
  as
  Editorial Manager
  2016
- O.J.: Made in America
  as
  Consulting Editor
  2016
- Risky Drinking
  as
  Supervising Editor
  2016
2015
- A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
  as
  Director
  2015
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  A Conversation with My Black Son
  as
  Director
  2015
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  A Conversation With Police on Race
  as
  Director
  2015
- A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
  as
  Producer
  2015
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  A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
  as
  Director
  2015
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  A Conversation With Police on Race
  as
  Producer
  2015
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  A Conversation with My Black Son
  as
  Producer
  2015
- no image
  A Conversation with White People on Race
  as
  Producer
  2015
- no image
  A Conversation With Latinos on Race
  as
  Producer
  2015
- no image
  A Conversation About Growing Up Black
  as
  Producer
  2015
- no image
  A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
  as
  Producer
  2015
- no image
  A Conversation with Black Women on Race
  as
  Producer
  2015
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  The Conversation
  as
  Director
  2015
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  The Conversation
  as
  Story
  2015
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  The Conversation
  as
  Producer
  2015
2014
- Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
  as
  Director
  2014
- We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
  as
  Director
  2014
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
  as
  Supervising Film Editor
  2014
- Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
  as
  Editor
  2014
2013
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
  as
  Producer
  2013
- Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
  as
  Editor
  2013
- American Promise
  as
  Additional Editor
  2013
- Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
  as
  Supervising Editor
  2013
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
  as
  Supervising Editor
  2013
- Gasland Part II
  as
  Additional Editor
  2013
2012
- God Is the Bigger Elvis
  as
  Editor
  2012
- My Neighbourhood
  as
  Editor
  2012
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  See You Soon Again
  as
  Story Consultant
  2012
2011
- The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
  as
  Editor
  2011
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  The Carrier
  as
  Editor
  2011
2010
- Budrus
  as
  Editor
  2010
- Pushing the Elephant
  as
  Producer
  2010
- Music by Prudence
  as
  Editor
  2010
- If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
  as
  Editor
  2010
2009
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
  as
  Editor
  2009
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
  as
  Producer
  2009
1999
- Summer of Sam
  as
  Assistant Editor
  1999
1995
- Joy Street
  as
  Painter
  1995
- Clockers
  as
  Assistant Editor
  1995
1993
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  Kisses on a Train
  as
  Assistant Editor
  1993
- Short Cuts
  as
  Apprentice Sound Editor
  1993
2008
- no image
  All of Us
  as
  Editor
  2008
2007
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  Oprah's Roots: An African American Lives Special
  as
  Editor
  2007
2006
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
  as
  Editor
  2006
- African American Lives
  as
  Editor
  2006
2005
- Miracle's Boys
  as
  Editor
  2005
2003
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  Ride with Funkmaster Flex
  as
  Editor
  2003
2001
- Take It From Me
  as
  Editor
  2001
2000
- Bamboozled
  as
  First Assistant Editor
  2000
1996
- Girl 6
  as
  First Assistant Editor
  1996
1994
- Surviving the Game
  as
  Assistant Editor
  1994
1992
- Malcolm X
  as
  Apprentice Sound Editor
  1992
1988
- POV
  as
  Field Director
  1988
- POV
  as
  Additional Editor
  1988
- POV
  as
  Consulting Editor
  1988
1986
- American Masters
  as
  Supervising Editor
  1986

Geeta Gandbhir

Biography

Cast Credits

The Conversation

Crew Credits

The Perfect Neighbor

The Perfect Neighbor

Exodus

The Gas Station Attendant

Freshman. Again.

Freshman. Again.

Harlem Ice

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water

New Wave

The Devil Is Busy

Black Table

Family Tree

Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

How We Get Free

Born in Synanon

Born in Synanon

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities

Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within

Learning to Breathe

I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me

Through Our Eyes

Black and Missing

Black and Missing

Call Center Blues

And She Could Be Next

Asian Americans

Hungry to Learn

Women, War & Peace II

Why We Hate

The Sentence

The Feeling of Being Watched

Rapture

I Am Evidence

Armed with Faith

Armed with Faith

Love the Sinner

The Talk: Race in America

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

I Am Evidence

Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge

Daughters of Destiny

Prison Dogs

Risky Drinking

O.J.: Made in America

Risky Drinking

A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers

A Conversation with My Black Son

A Conversation With Police on Race

A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers

A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race

A Conversation With Police on Race

A Conversation with My Black Son

A Conversation with White People on Race

A Conversation With Latinos on Race

A Conversation About Growing Up Black

A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race

A Conversation with Black Women on Race

The Conversation

The Conversation

The Conversation

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

American Promise

Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Gasland Part II