In conversation with Pratibha Parmar

The Centre for Gender Studies hosts filmmaker Pratibha Parmar for a conversation on her groundbreaking queer feminist film practice.

Pratibha Parmar is an award-winning filmmaker whose ground breaking films centre marginal stories in bold creative ways. She has collaborated on a film project with the Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker, made a film on Angela Davis, one of the most wanted women by the FBI and stood on the stage at the iconic Castro theatre to receive a life time achievement award from the renowned African-American poet June Jordan.

One of her early videos, Sari Red, lives in the permanent collection at MOMA in NYC and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. A globally recognised filmmaker and human rights activist Pratibha’s films, WARRIOR MARKS and KHUSH helped gain much needed rights for women and girls as well as contributing to the visibility of marginalized LGBT communities.

In 2016 she was voted one of 100 inspirational women by the BBC. Other awards include the ICON Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian and World Cinema, the Frameline Award for a significant and outstanding contribution to lesbian and gay media and the 2022 Mind the Gap award for helping to close the gender gap in film (other recipients include Viola Davies, Andrea Riseborough & Emerald Fennell).

In 2024 Pratibha’s two films, Sari Red and Reframing AIDS were included in the ground breaking, Women In Revolt exhibition at Tate Britain, currently touring the U.K.

Pratibha has been a Visiting Artist at Stanford University and taught film in her capacity as an Associate Professor in the Film Program at California College of the Arts, San Francisco. She is author, co-author and editor of several books and essays. Pratibha is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

This event is free and open to all, but registration is required.