DIRECTORS

Geeta V. Patel is an Emmy-nominated writer/director. In television, she most recently worked on LANTERNS for DC and HBO. Geeta directed and executive produced the pilot of UNDER THE BRIDGE for Hulu and ABC Signature, starring Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone. Geeta also directed an episode of STAR WARS: AHSOKA for Disney+. She has directed multiple episodes of the HBO Game of Thrones prequel HOUSE OF DRAGON and episodes of THE GREAT for Hulu/MRC starring Elle Fanning & Nic Hoult. Prior to that she directed episodes of THE MAGICIANS for Syfy, RUNAWAYS for Marvel TV, DEAD TO ME for Netflix, SWEETBITTER and P-VALLEY for Starz, and CHAMBERS for Netflix. Other episodic credits include: ATYPICAL, SANTA CLARITA DIET, CHAMPIONS, SUPERSTORE, SURVIVOR'S REMORSE, THE MICK, THE MONDY PROJECT FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and SPEECHLESS. Geeta made her directorial debut with the award-winning Sundance/ITVS documentary war thriller PROJECT KASHMIR, which led to directing fellowships at both the Sundance and Tribeca Institutes. Geeta and her brother, Ravi, wrote, directed, and edited the comedy MEET THE PATELS, which won numerous awards in the film festival circuit and was nominated for an Emmy in 2017 after having premiered theatrically in 2015. Geeta also served as cinematographer for the film, which was executive produced by Academy Award winner Geralyn Dreyfous. In 2018, Geeta and Ravi signed a development deal to write and direct a narrative version for Fox Searchlight.