Geeta Gandbhir
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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Malcolm X
Apprentice Sound Editor
1992
Movie
Short Cuts
Apprentice Sound Editor
1993
Movie
Summer of Sam
Assistant Editor
1999
Movie
Clockers
Assistant Editor
1995
Movie
The Perfect Neighbor
Director
2025
Movie
O.J.: Made in America
Consulting Editor
2016
Movie
Surviving the Game
Assistant Editor
1994
Movie
Bamboozled
First Assistant Editor
2000
Movie
Girl 6
First Assistant Editor
1996
Movie
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Consulting Editor
2017
TV
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Editor
2006
Movie
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Supervising Film Editor
2014