Geeta Vasant Patel

Geeta Vasant Patel was born on Dec 22, 1975 in USA. Geeta Vasant Patel's big-screen debut came with The Fast and the Furious directed by Rob Cohen in 2001. Geeta Vasant Patel is known for Meet the Patels directed by Geeta Vasant Patel, Ravi Patel stars as Self and Geeta Vasant Patel as Self. Geeta Vasant Patel has got 3 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Geeta Vasant Patel achieved is Los Angeles Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Geeta Vasant Patel plays is Meet the Patels which will be released on Sep 11, 2015.

Emmy-nominated, Sundance filmmaker Geeta Vasant Patel is known for her emotional, form-pushing, and nontraditional style in both comedy and drama.Geeta and her brother, Ravi Vasant Patel, were nominated for an Emmy for their film Meet The Patels. The film premiered theatrically in 2015 and was Executive Produced by Academy Award Winner Geralyn Dreyfous. Geeta served as cinematographer, writer, producer, editor, and director of the film, alongside her brother.Geeta made her directorial debut with the Sundance/ITVS film, Project Kashmir, a war thriller which led to directing fellowships at both the Sundance and Tribeca Institutes.In television, Geeta started as second-unit director on the Wachowski's Netflix series Sense 8, and then went on to direct on both comedic and dramatic shows that include, Superstore, The Great, and House of the Dragon.Geeta began her career as an Associate Screenwriter on big-budget studio films in all stages, ranging from original work to production re-writes. She has worked with Disney, Universal Pictures, ABC, NBC, and Twentieth Century Fox on a range of films including The Fast and the Furious and Blue Crush.A graduate in Comparative Area Studies at Duke University, Geeta's background in languages and global human geography, along with her interest in action/dance choreography, inform her work. While studying in Berlin, filmmaker Anthony Minghella inspired her to pursue a career in storytelling.Geeta has been a Visiting Artist in Belarus, Turkey, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Japan as part of the U.S. State Department's film diplomacy program.