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Indian-American Filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir Earns Two Oscar Nominations
Geeta Gandbhir, an Indian-American filmmaker, has been nominated for two Oscars.
One is for her short documentary called The Devil Is Busy, which is about a security head at a women's healthcare clinic in Atlanta.
The other is for The Perfect Neighbor, a feature documentary about a shooting incident in Florida.
Geeta has been making documentaries for almost 20 years and has won many awards before.
The Oscars will be given out on March 15 in Hollywood.
Geeta Gandbhir received two Oscar nominations for her documentaries The Devil Is Busy and The Perfect Neighbor.
The Devil Is Busy is a short documentary about a security head at a women's healthcare clinic in Atlanta.
The Perfect Neighbor is a feature documentary about a shooting incident in Florida.
Gandbhir has a distinguished career in documentary filmmaking, earning multiple Emmy and Peabody Awards.
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
- Who
- Geeta Gandbhir, an Indian-American filmmaker
- What
- Earned two Oscar nominations for her documentaries
- Where
- Los Angeles (announcement), Hollywood (ceremony)
- When
- Nominations announced on Thursday, ceremony on March 15
- Why
- For her work in documentary filmmaking
Key facts
- Filmmaker
- Geeta Gandbhir
- Nominations
- Two
- Categories
- Best Documentary Short and Best Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short
- The Devil Is Busy
- Documentary Feature
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Awards Ceremony Date
- March 15
- Awards Ceremony Location
- Dolby Theatre, Hollywood
Quotes
Geeta Gandbhir
Indian-American filmmaker and documentary director
“To get media attention around the murder, because it was not really being covered. It was only covered by very local news at best. Without media attention, law enforcement may not be as quick to act. (Lorincz) hadn’t been arrested because of Stand Your Ground laws in Florida, and that ongoing investigation. We were able to get the family on the news there (and) amp up the noise around it.”
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