PAR PAREKH
Named one of "25 Screenwriters to Watch" by Austin Film Festival and MovieMaker Magazine, Par Parekh is an Indian American filmmaker working in both nonfiction and narrative film. His debut documentary feature Sister Úna Lived A Good Death aired on PBS’ Independent Lens in February 2024 and can be found on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. It won Best Documentary Feature at the 2024 Atlanta Docufest. Six years in the making, the film was supported by ITVS and won the inaugural PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund. Par’s latest feature documentary Rooted, which he co-directed and produced, screened at the New Orleans, Hot Springs, Cucalorus, and Virginia Film Festivals.
Par was co-writer and producer of Glory at Sea!, winner of the Wholphin Best Short Film Award at SXSW and named one of The Greatest Films of All Time by Everything Everywhere All At Once director Daniel Scheinert for British Film Institute / Sight and Sound.
Par’s filmmaking has taken him all over the world, from Haitian disaster zones and New Orleans second lines to Himalayan peaks and Icelandic archaeological digs. His comedic short The Happy premiered at SeriesFest and has been described by Film Daily as “a good laugh for anyone who’s lost,” with “honest and personal charm.” Commercial work includes spots for Beyoncé, Willie Nelson, Bergdorf Goodman, and Neiman Marcus.
He’s currently developing projects based in his beloved neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
par at parparekh dot com