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Born September 18, 1970 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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.

The Perfect Neighbor
2025

The Devil Is Busy
2024

How We Get Free
2023

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
2022

Call Center Blues
2020

Hungry to Learn
2019

Armed with Faith
2017

I Am Evidence
2017

Love the Sinner
2017

Prison Dogs
2016
A Conversation With Police on Race
2015
A Conversation with My Black Son
2015
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
2015

A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
2015
The Conversation
2015

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2014

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.
2014