
Meena Nanji
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Kenya
Biography
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 Journa...
Best known work
Filmography
2026
An Afternoon with a GnawaDirector
2023
Our Land, Our FreedomDirector, Writer
2006
View from a Grain of SandDirector
1997
Looking for Another GirlDirector, Camera Operator, Writer, Producer
1996
It Is a CrimeDirector
1992
Voices of the MorningDirector





