Meena Nanji

2021

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.

Фильмы

Looking for Another Girl

Meena Nanji, Jane Cottis

Jane Cottis, Sharin Sandhu

Looking for Another Girl is a short music video about a girl who is, well, looking for another one. It's a tongue in cheek take on lesbian dating set to the tune of "New England" by Billy Bragg, with a few of the lyrics irrevocably changed!

Looking for Another Girl

1997

США, музыка

It Is a Crime

Meena Nanji

Using footage from mainstream British and Hollywood films, and excerpts from a poem by Shani Mootoo, this video explores the impact of cultural imperialism and the erasure of language—residual tools of oppression on members of post-colonial societies.

It Is a Crime

1996

США

Voices of the Morning

Meena Nanji

Sarita Choudhury

A multiple award winner, this experimental tape explores the psychological ramifications of a woman growing up under orthodox Islamic law. Resisting traditional definitions of a woman’s role in society as first and foremost a dutiful daughter or wife, Nanji struggles to find a space amidst the web of restrictive familial and societal conventions.

Voices of the Morning

1993