Geeta Gandbhir
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing27
movieThe Perfect Neighbor
2025
Director
movieThe Devil Is Busy
2024
Director
tvBorn in Synanon
2023
Director
movieHow We Get Free
2023
Director
tvBlack and Missing
2021
Director
tvThrough Our Eyes
2021
Director
movieAnd She Could Be Next
2020
Field Director
movieCall Center Blues
2020
Director
movieHungry to Learn
2019
Director
tvWhy We Hate
2019
Director
tvWomen, War & Peace II
2019
Co-Director
tvRapture
2018
Director
movieArmed with Faith
2017
Director
movieI Am Evidence
2017
Director
movieLove the Sinner
2017
Director
moviePrison Dogs
2016
Director
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
2015
Director
tvPoint of View
1988
Field Director
Editing38
movieThe Feeling of Being Watched
2018
Consulting Editor
movieHell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS
2017
Supervising Editor
movieI Am Evidence
2017
Supervising Editor
movieBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
Consulting Editor
movieRisky Drinking
2016
Editorial Manager, Supervising Editor
tvO.J.: Made in America
2016
Consulting Editor
movieO.J.: Made in America
2016
Consulting Editor
movieMr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014
Supervising Film Editor
movieAmerican Promise
2013
Additional Editor
movieWhoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
Supervising Editor
movieGasland Part II
2013
Additional Editor
movieWhich Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
2013
Editor, Supervising Editor
movieBudrus
2010
Editor
tvMiracle's Boys
2005
Editor
movieTake It From Me
2001
Editor
movieBamboozled
2000
First Assistant Editor
movieSummer of Sam
1999
Assistant Editor
movieGirl 6
1996
First Assistant Editor
movieClockers
1995
Assistant Editor
movieSurviving the Game
1994
Assistant Editor
Kisses on a Train
1993
Assistant Editor
tvPoint of View
1988
Additional Editor, Consulting Editor
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Supervising Editor
Production35
movie#WhileBlack
2026
Executive Producer
movieThe Perfect Neighbor
2025
Producer
tvKatrina: Come Hell and High Water
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Gas Station Attendant
2025
Executive Producer
movieExodus
2025
Executive Producer
tvHarlem Ice
2025
Executive Producer
movieNew Wave
2024
Executive Producer
movieBlack Table
2024
Executive Producer
movieFamily Tree
2024
Executive Producer
tvBorn in Synanon
2023
Executive Producer
movieMaxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
2023
Executive Producer
movieA Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
2022
Executive Producer
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities
2022
Executive Producer
tvBlack and Missing
2021
Executive Producer
I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me
2021
Consulting Producer
tvAsian Americans
2020
Producer
movieThe Sentence
2018
Co-Producer
movieArmed with Faith
2017
Producer
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
2015
Producer
moviePushing the Elephant
2010
Producer
The Pen
Executive Producer
Writing3
Acting2
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
Sound2
movieShort Cuts
1993
Apprentice Sound Editor
movieMalcolm X
1992
Apprentice Sound Editor
Art1
movieJoy Street
1995
Painter
Creator1
tvBlack and Missing
2021
Creator