Meena Nanji

Meena Nanji

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
6
Gender
Female
Place of birth
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.

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Looking for Another Girl
Movie
1997

Looking for Another Girl

Movie · 1997

It Is a Crime
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1996

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Movie · 1996

Voices of the Morning
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1992

Voices of the Morning

Movie · 1992

Our Land, Our Freedom
Movie
2023

Our Land, Our Freedom

Movie · 2023

View from a Grain of Sand
Movie
2006

View from a Grain of Sand

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