Pratibha Parmar

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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.

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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth Trailer (2013)

13 May 2013

The compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the twentieth Century.

After Stonewall Trailer (1999)

06 June 1999

This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present.

Masculinity/Femininity Trailer (2015)

23 March 2015

Masculinity/Femininity is an experimental film project interrogating normative notions of gender, sexuality and performance.

Jodie: An Icon Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Jodie is a fast paced, breezy look at the transatlantic phenomenon that has made Hollywood actress Jodie Foster an icon for lesbians who identify with, adore and celebrate the screen personas of her remarkable career.

Reframing AIDS Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Through a series of interviews with leading British AIDS activists and cultural theorists, this documentary investigates the way in which AIDS has been used by the media and by the government to increase state harassment of gay men and lesbians, black people and women.

The Righteous Babes Trailer (1998)

22 December 1998

The Righteous Babes shows how the self-affirmative music of young women is renewing the 90's feminism.

Memsahib Rita Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Using a blend of magic realism and realist drama, Memsahib Rita looks at the physical and emotional violence of racism.

Nina's Heavenly Delights Trailer (2006)

28 September 2006

A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.

Emergence Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Four Black and Third World women artists, among them African American feminist poet Audre Lorde and Palestinian performance artist Mona Hatoum, speak forcefully through their art and writing.

Brimful of Asia Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

A short documentary that depicts the explosion of second generation South Asian talent in mainstream British culture in the late 1990s; features musicians Talvin Singh, Asian Dub Foundation and Cornershop as well as fashion designers and writers.

Poem about My Rights Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Animated short of June Jordan reading her ‘Poem about My Rights’.

Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

A rare and lively examination of disability and homosexuality as it affects both women and men, Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun advocates for acceptance rather than pity for participants in this video.

My Name Is Andrea Trailer (2022)

10 June 2022

A rousing portrait of feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, one of the most controversial and misunderstood figures of the 20th century, who fought passionately for justice and equality for women.

Sari Red Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Made in memory of Kalbinder Kaur Hayre, a young British-Indian woman murdered in 1985 in a racist attack in England, Sari Red examines the effect of the ever-present threat of violence upon the lives of Asian women in both private and public spheres.

A Place of Rage Trailer (1991)

03 October 1991

Featuring enlightening interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan, and Alice Walker, this essential documentary is an exuberant celebration of Black American women and their achievements.

Flesh and Paper Trailer (1990)

16 June 1990

FLESH AND PAPER is a lyrical exploration of the sense and sensibilities of Indian lesbian poet and writer, Suniti Bamjoshi.

Wavelengths Trailer (1999)

06 June 1999

A woman searches for emotionally safer sex via gay bars and the internet.

Bhangra Jig Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A young South Asian woman walks through the city of Glasgow, once the second largest city of the British Empire.

Khush Trailer (1991)

02 January 1991

Khush means ecstatic pleasure in Urdu. For South Asian lesbians and gay men in Britain, North America, and India, the term captures the blissful intricacies of being queer and of color.

Warrior Marks Trailer (1994)

15 April 1994

WARRIOR MARKS is a poetic and political film about female genital mutilation from the director of A PLACE OF RAGE, presented by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE and POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY.

Memory Pictures Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Love, migration, and longing through the photographic archive of Sunil Gupta, blending image and narg