Person
Meena Nanji
Directing · Kenya
Biography
Meena Nanji has produced and directed a number of short experimental and documentary works which generally focus on the global migrations of post-colonial peoples. Her work has been recognized by the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Paul Robeson Fund, Pacific Pioneer Fund and Women in Film Foundation, among others. Her award-winning videos have screened at film festivals and been broadcast worldwide. Nanji has curated and coordinated film festivals, served as a juror on grant-giving organizations, and has guest-lectured at universities and conferences around the world. She is also a freelance writer with articles appearing in the Los Angeles Times, UN Daily Journal and Xtra, among others.
Known for
Voices of the Morning
Director
View from a Grain of Sand
Director
Our Land, Our Freedom
Director
Looking for Another Girl
Director
It Is a Crime
Director
An Afternoon with a Gnawa
Director
Filmography
- 2026An Afternoon with a GnawaDirector
- 2023Our Land, Our FreedomDirector
- 2006View from a Grain of SandDirector
- 1997Looking for Another GirlDirector
- 1996It Is a CrimeDirector
- 1992Voices of the MorningDirector
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