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.

Directed

1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Director
2. Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006) — Director
3. My Name Is Andrea (2022) — Director
4. A Place of Rage (1991) — Director
5. Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun (1992) — Director
6. Khush (1991) — Director
7. The Righteous Babes (1998) — Director
8. Wavelengths (1999) — Director
9. Jodie: An Icon (1996) — Director
10. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013) — Director
11. Emergence (1986) — Director
12. Warrior Marks (1994) — Director
13. Sari Red (1988) — Director
14. Memsahib Rita (1994) — Director
15. Flesh and Paper (1990) — Director
16. Reframing AIDS (1987) — Director
17. Brimful of Asia (1998) — Director
18. Bhangra Jig (1990) — Director
19. Memory Pictures (1984) — Director

Also appeared in

1. After Stonewall (1999) — Self
2. Masculinity/Femininity (2015) — Self