Pratibha Parmar

Writer, Director & Producer Pratibha Parmar directs for film and television. 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. She made her narrative feature debut with Nina's Heavenly Delights, a romantic comedy set in Scotland. 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. In 2020, Pratibha was selected as part of NBC's pioneering Female Forward project, designed to promote female directors in the world of scripted television drama. Pratibha was born in Nairobi, Kenya and lives between London, England and Berkeley, California.