Introduction

Pratibha Parmar is an award winning filmmaker whose work has been exhibited widely at international film festivals and broadcast on television in many countries. Her challenging work has always come from a passionate interest in the subject. Nina's Heavenly Delights, her debut feature was theatrically released in the UK and the US. To date it has won 3 awards at international film festivals. It has been nominated for the prestigious GLAAD Award (2008) in the US.

Provenance

Pratibha was born in Nairobi, Kenya and grew up in London. I like all kinds of films and have made shorts, music videos, documentaries and a feature drama.

Professional Experience

As a director, her drama credits include: Sita Gita, (Carlton Television, 2000) a drama monologue performed by Nina Wadia (Goodness Gracious Me, Perfect World) nominated in 2001 for an EMMA for Best Performer. Wavelengths (1997) a short drama co-funded by the Lottery and Channel 4 television, shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival, The London Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival. Memsahib Rita (BBC2/BFI,1994) Documentary credits include: The Righteous Babes (Channel 4,1998) about popular culture, women and rock music, and A Brimful of Asia, about the explosion of 2nd Generation Asian talent in the UK (Channel 4, 1998). Her other films include Khush (Channel 4, 1991) which won three awards at festivals in Paris, Madrid and San Francisco and A Place of Rage (Channel 4, 1992) which won the Prized Pieces Competition for Best Historical Documentary at the National Black Programming Consortium in the U.S.A. In 1991 both these films toured 20 cities in the United States to wide acclaim. She has presented her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Walker Art Centre, U.S. In 1993 she produced and directed Warrior Marks. This film was made in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Alice Walker, the author of The Color Purple who was also the Executive Producer. A book, titled 'Warrior Marks', about the making of the film and co-authored by Alice Walker and Pratibha Parmar, is published by Jonathan Cape in England and Harcourt Brace in the US.

Professional Aims

To continue making thought provoking, entertaining, intelligent and aesthetically stunning films.

I Like

sunsets from the deck of my home on the Kent Coast, cocktails with my pals and loved ones, Indian food, dancing, massage and travelling.

Film Taste

All kinds of films including political thrillers, drama, comedy and horr

Music Taste

Eclectic musical taste from Abba, Miles Davis, Anthony & The Johnsons, Artic Monkeys, Satnam Kaur to Sigur Ros !

Book Taste

love, love, love books. Avid reader of all kinds of printed matter !

I would like to meet

The Dalai Lama.