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Geeta Gandbhir

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Geeta Gandbhir is an award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Message Pictures. Recent credits include the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Perfect Neighbor” which won the Directing Award for the US Documentary Competition and was bought by Netflix, the series “Katrina: Come Hell and High Water” which premiered at #1 on Netflix, Oscar-nominated short "The Devil is Busy" for HBO, "Reclaimed" for Sesame Workshop, the Oscar Shortlisted film “How We Get Free” for HBO, the series "Born in Synanon" for Paramount, the series "Eyes on the Prize" for HBO, the feature doc "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power," which was nominated for the 2022 Critics Choice Award, won a 2023 SIMA Award, and won a 2023 Emmy Award. She directed and show ran the series "Black and Missing" for HBO which won a 2022 NAACP Award for Best Directing, a 2022 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Series, a 2022 ATAS Honors Award, and a Cinema Eye Honors for Best Series. She directed the film "Apart," with Rudy Valdez for HBO Max, and won a 2022 Emmy Award.

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Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Geeta Gandbhir (APART) on Documentary Interview Techniques

Advisor: Geeta Gandbhir
$10

Advisor Studio: Geeta Gandbhir (APART) on Documentary Interview Techniques

Advisor: Geeta Gandbhir
$10
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Behind the Cut: An Inside Look at the Making of THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | Presented by Adobe

With: Geeta Gandbhir and 2 more
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Behind the Cut: An Inside Look at the Making of THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR | Presented by Adobe

With: Geeta Gandbhir, Viridiana Lieberman and Meagan Keane
In this session, moderator Meagan Keane (Director of Product Marketing, Adobe Pro Video) takes us inside the creative process that shaped The Perfect Neighbor. Director Geeta Gandbhir and Editor Viridiana Lieberman break down how they organized and made sense of extensive footage, refined interviews, and built narrative momentum as the story evolved. This session highlights the tools, workflows, and editorial decisions that transformed raw material into a cohesive documentary, revealing how structure, iteration, and collaboration bring real-world stories into focus.
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Video

FILM FATALES | Authentic Authorship: The Ethics of Storytelling

With: Film Fatales and Geeta Gandbhir
FREE

FILM FATALES | Authentic Authorship: The Ethics of Storytelling

With: Film Fatales and Geeta Gandbhir
FREE
Video

FILM FATALES | Pivoting Through the Pause: What Documentarians Are Doing Now to Get Their Stories Told

With: Film Fatales and 2 more
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FILM FATALES | Pivoting Through the Pause: What Documentarians Are Doing Now to Get Their Stories Told

With: Film Fatales, Dawn Porter and Geeta Gandbhir
FREE
Spotlight

Spotlight: Sculpting Body-Cam Footage into Cinema with Geeta Gandbhir (THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR)

With: Geeta Gandbhir and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10

Spotlight: Sculpting Body-Cam Footage into Cinema with Geeta Gandbhir (THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR)

With: Geeta Gandbhir and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
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Story Forum Collection

Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation - ON DEMAND

Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation - ON DEMAND

Together with creators, educators, industry leaders, and technologists, we explored the creative technologies that are impacting storytelling and how today’s artists are evolving. Now you can experience it all on-demand for free.
Video

Truth, Reach, and Success: The Future of Documentary Storytelling

With: Geeta Gandbhir and 4 more
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Truth, Reach, and Success: The Future of Documentary Storytelling

With: Geeta Gandbhir, Ryan White, R. J. Cutler, Maggie Pisacane and Sara Bernstein
Sara Bernstein, President of Imagine Documentaries, hosts a conversation about the big question facing docs right now: Where's it all going? Bernstein has produced many Sundance-premiered documentaries, including Rebuilding Paradise, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Frida, and most recently, the Grammy-nominated Music By John Williams and Emmy-winning Jim Henson: Idea Man. Joined by esteemed industry panelists, Bernstein leads a straight-talk chat about what’s actually happening in the documentary business today. What are buyers really looking for? How do bold creative ideas and commercial goals meet? And what new paths are filmmakers taking to get projects financed, sold, and in front of audiences? Expect honest insights, market reality, and a look at what’s next.
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