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Nisha Ganatra(I)

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Nisha Ganatra
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Nisha Ganatra is a Golden Globe winner and an Emmy nominee for her work as the Director/Producer of "Transparent." Recently she directed THE HIGH NOTE for Working Title and Focus Features, starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, June Diane Raphael, Dakota Johnson, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Ganatra's previous film LATE NIGHT, starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, premiered at Sundance. It sold to Amazon in a record-breaking deal and garnered the highest streaming numbers of the year.

Her acclaimed debut feature CHUTNEY POPCORN, with Jill Hennessy and Sakina Jaffrey, won audience awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Newport Film Festival, Outfest Los Angeles, and many more. Her sophomore feature COSMOPOLITAN, starring Carol Kane and Roshan Seth, premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

In television, Ganatra directed Liz Sarnoff's pilot, "Highland," and sold a drama project to ABC and a comedy pilot to NBC, with Amy Poehler producing. She was the Co-Executive Producer/Director for "Better Things" with Pamela Adlon and the Co-Executive Producer/Director on "You Me Her." She also created CODE ACADEMY for the ITVS/PBS series "FutureStates." Ganatra has directed episodes of "Girls," "Dear White People," "Future Man," "Mr. Robot," "Shameless," "Married," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Last Man on Earth," "Love," and "Black Monday."
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chutney Popcorn (1999)
    Chutney Popcorn
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1999
    Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling in Late Night (2019)
    Late Night
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2019
    Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
    Transparent
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Rachel Blanchard, Priscilla Faia, and Greg Poehler in You Me Her (2016)
    You Me Her
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • Unaccustomed Earth
      • Director
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in Freakier Friday (2025)
      Freakier Friday
      7.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2025
    • Poorna Jagannathan, Asif Ali, and Saagar Shaikh in Deli Boys (2025)
      Deli Boys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • George Wallace and Laverne Cox in Clean Slate (2025)
      Clean Slate
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Dear Edward (2023)
      Dear Edward
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Rise (2023)
      Rise
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Robin de Jesus, Dan Stevens, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Annaleigh Ashford, and Kumail Nanjiani in Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
      Welcome to Chippendales
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Brenda Song, Kat Dennings, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky in Dollface (2019)
      Dollface
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarita Choudhury, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Nicole Ari Parker in And Just Like That... (2021)
      And Just Like That...
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Libresse/Bodyform: #wombstories
      Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Ice Cube, Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in The High Note (2020)
      The High Note
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
      Black Monday
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling in Late Night (2019)
      Late Night
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Highland
      TV Movie
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Will Forte and Kristen Schaal in The Last Man on Earth (2015)
      The Last Man on Earth
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2018

    Producer



    • Unaccustomed Earth
      • executive producer
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Poorna Jagannathan, Asif Ali, and Saagar Shaikh in Deli Boys (2025)
      Deli Boys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • George Wallace and Laverne Cox in Clean Slate (2025)
      Clean Slate
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
      Better Things
      7.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016
    • Rachel Blanchard, Priscilla Faia, and Greg Poehler in You Me Her (2016)
      You Me Her
      7.0
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016
    • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
      Transparent
      7.8
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2014
    • Code Academy (2014)
      Code Academy
      6.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Bailee Madison and Zachary Gordon in Pete's Christmas (2013)
      Pete's Christmas
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Michelle Forbes, Victor Garber, Alexa PenaVega, Robbie Amell, and Keenan Tracey in The Hunters (2013)
      The Hunters
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • The First Date (2012)
      The First Date
      7.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent (2011)
      Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
      6.8
      TV Special
      • field producer
      • 2011
    • Margaret Cho: Beautiful (2009)
      Margaret Cho: Beautiful
      6.5
      TV Special
      • field producer
      • 2009
    • Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution (2004)
      Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
      6.6
      Video
      • field producer
      • 2004
    • Hummer
      7.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Kiss It Up to God
      6.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Chutney Popcorn (1999)
      Chutney Popcorn
      5.8
      • producer
      • 1999

    Writer



    • Peter Gallagher, Ethan Stiefel, Kenny Wormald, Nicole Muñoz, and Chloe Lukasiak in Center Stage: On Pointe (2016)
      Center Stage: On Pointe
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Code Academy (2014)
      Code Academy
      6.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Futurestates (2010)
      Futurestates
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008)
      The Cheetah Girls: One World
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • teleplay by
      • 2008
    • Chutney Popcorn (1999)
      Chutney Popcorn
      5.8
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Drown Soda
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Junky Punky Girlz
      8.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1996

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      Drummer in the seminal Brooklyn garage band, The Flying Guacamoles.

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