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Director
Nisha Ganatra
- Born June 25, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for directing the films Late Night (2019) and Freakier Friday (2025). She began her career directing the films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and was a consulting producer on, and directed three episodes of, the first season of the TV series Transparent. Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee.
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Known for
Mr. Robot2015
Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013
Shameless2011
The Last Man on Earth2015
Late Night2019
Freakier Friday2025
Future Man2017
And Just Like That…2021
Filmography
- TBAJunky Punky GirlzFilmDirector, Writer, Editor
- TBAUntitled Boy Band PicFilmDirector
- 2026Unaccustomed EarthSeriesExecutive Producer, Director, Creator
- 2025Freakier FridayFilmDirector
- 2025Deli BoysSeriesExecutive Producer, Director
- 2025Clean SlateSeriesDirector
- 2022Welcome to ChippendalesSeriesDirector
- 2021And Just Like That…SeriesDirector
- 2020The High NoteFilmDirector
- 2020#WombStoriesFilmDirector
- 2019Late NightFilmDirector
- 2019DollfaceSeriesDirector
- 2019Black MondaySeriesDirector
- 2018Half the PictureFilmSelf
- 2017Future ManSeriesDirector
- 2017Dear White PeopleSeriesDirector
- 2017Great NewsSeriesDirector
- 2016You Me HerSeriesDirector
- 2016Better ThingsSeriesDirector, Co-Executive Producer
- 2016Center Stage: On PointeFilmWriter, Executive Producer
- 2015Mr. RobotSeriesDirector
- 2015The Last Man on EarthSeriesDirector
- 2015Fresh Off the BoatSeriesDirector
- 2014TransparentSeriesDirector, Consulting Producer
- 2014Red OaksSeriesDirector
- 2014FUTURESTATES: Code AcademyFilmDirector, Writer
- 2013Brooklyn Nine-NineSeriesDirector
- 2013The HuntersFilmDirector, Executive Producer
- 2013Pete's ChristmasFilmDirector
- 2012The Mindy ProjectSeriesDirector
- 2011ShamelessSeriesDirector
- 2010HavenSeriesDirector
- 2008The Cheetah Girls: One WorldFilmScreenplay
- 2008Will You Merry Me?FilmDirector
- 2005CakeFilmDirector
- 2005Bam Bam and CelesteFilmLinda
- 2003Fast Food HighFilmDirector
- 2003CosmopolitanFilmDirector
- 2002BlissSeriesDirector
- 2001Chutney PopcornFilmReena, Director, Producer, Writer
- 2000The Acting ClassFilmExotic Dancer
- 1998Fairy TaleFilmDirector of Photography