Pratibha Parmar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pratibha Parmar
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1955(1955-02-11)
Age	69
Birthplace	Nairobi
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Nairobi County
Horoscope	Aquarius

Pratibha Parmar Biography

Pratibha Parmar is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on February 11, 1955 in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya. Her work often centers on themes such as gender, identity and LGBT issues, race and feminism, creativity, and gender. Parmar’s goal is to tell and portray the stories of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups, such as African-American women of the 1970s, female survivors of female genital and sexual mutilation, and gay communities in Southeast Asia.

Parmar studied the sexual world of South Asian queers with Khush (1991). In Urdu, Khush is ecstatic pleasure. The term Khush is used to describe South Asian lesbians, gay men in North America, India and Britain. It also refers to the joys of being queer, as well as the intricacies, of being queer. Inspirational testimonies help to bridge geographic differences and locate common experiences of isolation, exoticization, and the unremitting joys of being khush.

Parmar has been a Board member and is currently an active member of Women in Film and Television (UK), the Directors Guild of Great Britain, and a BAFTA voting member. In 2001, she founded Kali Films, a film and television production company creating feature films, documentaries and music videos. The company works with material and subject matter that is entertaining, thought provoking, intelligent and aesthetically stunning.

Parmar’s debut feature film, Nina’s Heavenly Delights, saw its theatrical release in mainstream theatres across the United Kingdom on 2006 and United States in 2007. The film won the Wolfe Award for Best Feature film at the Fresno Film Festival along with Best Feature film at Cineffable (France) and Best International Feature film at the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Since then, her interests have diversified within the filmmaking realm and Parmar is currently pursuing universal topics with an eye trending toward a broader audience. Part of her impetus is simply the nature of increased global awareness about and evolving tolerance of, acceptance for and interest in women’s and queers rights. However, Parmar’s works retain her trademark heightened political consciousness, artistic edge and inventive and inspired storytelling.

Parmar’s career was shaped by the release of A Place of Rage (1991), which is a documentary about African American women’s participation in civil rights movements. It was awarded the National Black Programming Consortium’s Best Historical Documentary in the United States and received wide international critical acclaim. A Brimful of Asia and The Righteous Babes are two of her other documentary credits. Drama credits include Sita Gita and Wavelengths, as well as Memsahib Rita.

Pratibha Parmar Net Worth

Pratibha Parmar is one of the richest Film Director from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pratibha Parmar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Parmar was also an editor and publisher for Sheba Feminist Press in the 1980s. Sheba was the British press that published writers like Audre Lorde, an African-American poet.

Pratibha Parmar started her filmmaking career in documentary. Parmar’s reworking of poetry in relation to cinema was her hallmark. Sari Red (1988), and Emergence (1986), both raised awareness about Black women’s artistic sensibilities in relation to London’s streets.

In particular, Parmar’s award-winning documentary Warrior Marks (1993), made in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple), located Parmar deep within multiple conversations about globalization and women’s responsibilities to other women. Parmar went on to co-publish Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women with Walker.

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Nina’s Heavenly Delights, Parmar’s multi-award-winning narrative feature film debut, A Place of Rage, a documentary film on African-American women and the civil rights movement. In 1993, Pratibha released her most challenging film, Warrior Marks, which documented female genital mutilation.” Bhangra Jig, A vibrant short video about how young Asian people in Scotland celebrate desire and self-pride through dance and music. “Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun, an examination of disability and homosexuality as it affects both women and men. Emergence: analyses common themes of identity, alienation and herstory in the context of the diaspora experience emerge in this powerful tape. Flesh and Paper, a lyrical exploration of the sense and sensibilities of Indian lesbian poet and writer, Suniti Bamjoshi. Jodie: An Icon, a fast paced, breezy look at the transatlantic phenomenon that has made Hollywood actress Jodie Foster an icon for lesbians. Khush, a documentary about South Asian lesbians and gay men in Britain, North America, and India. Memory Picture, a composed profile of gay Indian photographer, Sunil Gupta, and the way his work portrays issues of sexual and racial identity. The Righteous Babes, a short film that explores the intersection of feminism with popular music, focusing on the role of female recording artists in the 1990s and their influence on modern women. Sari Red, made in memory of Kalbinder Kaur Hayre, a young Indian woman killed in 1985 in a racist attack in England. Siren Spirits, a feature comprising four short dramas directed by women of color. Wavelengths, a film that explores the time honored quest for love and human intimacy in the polished world of computers and the Internet.

Facts & Trivia

Pratibha Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Pratibha Parmar celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Pratibha Parmar

1. Pratibha Parmar is a British filmmaker and writer.
2. She was born in Kenya and raised in London.
3. Her work focuses on race, gender, and sexuality.
4. Parmar has directed several award-winning documentaries and films.
5. She is known for her groundbreaking film “A Place of Rage.”
6. Parmar has also written books on feminism and queer theory.
7. She has won numerous awards for her work, including an Emmy.
8. Parmar is a professor of film at California College of the Arts.
9. Her films have been screened at major festivals worldwide.
10. Parmar continues to be a leading voice in social justice filmmaking.