Par Parekh

Roles: Director

Named one of “25 Screenwriters to Watch” by Austin Film Festival, 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 recently 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 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.

2025 Program(s):
Rooted