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Geeta Malik is the writer and director of India Sweets and Spices (2021), Troublemaker (2011), and the short film Shameless (2013). Her accolades include the inaugural Academy Gold Fellowship for Women, the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, and the Austin Film Festival Comedy Screenplay Award.
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Dec 8, 2021 · India Sweets and Spices writer-director Geeta Malik talks about the personal nature of her film and subverting stereotypes.
Jul 5, 2022 · Geeta Malik has accomplished much amongst the screenwriting competition and film fellowship communities as a refreshing South Asian director and writer inspired by the dynamics of Desi culture and how she’s experienced it herself.
- Swathi Reddy
Jun 14, 2021 · Geeta Malik is an indie filmmaker who explores intersecting identities and humor in her work. She talks about her journey, her latest film India Sweets and Spices, and her love for Miloš Forman's rule-breaking Amadeus.
Jun 22, 2021 · Geeta Malik talks about her comedy film, which premiered at Tribeca Festival, and its themes of women's empowerment and cultural identity. She also discusses her inspiration, casting choices and challenges of representing the Indian diaspora.
- Angelique Jackson
Dec 8, 2021 · How ‘India Sweets and Spices’ Filmmaker Geeta Malik Walked the Fine Line Between Satire and Stereotype. Harper Lambert. December 8, 2021 · 6 min read. Near the end of “India Sweets and Spices,”...
Jan 31, 2023 · India Sweets and Spices writer-director Geeta Malik is an indie filmmaking success story. A little bit of the right kind of exposure was the secret sauce for the Aurora, Colorado native and UCLA grad, who has been working on her comedy film for more than six years.
