Pratibha Parmar Filmography

Filmography

Occupation:: Director, Producer, Screen Story

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Nina's Heavenly Delights

Crew: Director, Producer, Screen Story

Actors: Laura Fraser, Art Malik, Ronny Jhutti, Veena Sood, Shelley Conn

Synopsis: A woman comes to terms with her sexuality while trying to save the family business in this flavorful romantic comedy. Nina Shah (Shelley Conn) is the daughter of an Indian expatriate family who settled in Glasgow and run an Indian restaurant, the New Taj Mahal. While Nina was always close to her Read More

11/23/07
The Righteous Babes

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Feminists Andrea Dworkin, Camille Paglia, and Gloria Steinem talk about the impact women have had on rock music during the past few decades. They also critique the songs and performances of stars like Madonna, Chrissie Hynde, Sinéad O'Connor, and Courtney Love. Tori Amos' soul-wrenching vocals and Read More

1998
Siren Spirits: Memsahib Rita

Crew: Director

Synopsis: The quartet of short films for this British anthology, compiled by Women Make Movies, were all made for the British Film Institute and BBC Films in 1994. The central theme unifying them is death. In the first short, "White Men Are Cracking Up," from Ngozi Onwurah, several prominent British Read More

1996
Jodie: An Icon

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Jodie: An Icon is a look at how actress Jodie Foster has become a significant lesbian icon over the course of her remarkable career. Parmar's documentary includes interviews with Jodie Foster fans and queer film critics alike, who provide lesbian readings of some of her most memorable performances Read More

1996
Warrior Marks

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Pratiba Parmar is best-known as one of the central figures in the British independent media movement and as an exceptional documentary filmmaker. Warrior Marks is her sixth and most controversial film. A poetic and political film about female genital mutilation. Produced by Alice Walker, the film Read More

1993
Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun

Crew: Producer

1992
Khush

Crew: Director

Synopsis: One of the central figures of the British independent media movement, Pratiba Parmar, has spent the last decade making challenging and important documentaries to which Khush is no exception. Khush, taken from the Urdu meaning "ecstatic pleasure," deals with the lives of South Asian lesbians and Read More

1991
Emergence

Crew: Producer

1986