Meena Nanji is Kenyan-born of Indian heritage. She is an award-winning director/producer of feature documentaries, experimental and fiction shorts. Her work has been recognized by the Sundance Documentary Fund, Just Films, Perspective Fund, IDA, IDFA Bertha Fund. Her films have screened on television and at film festivals internationally and largely focus on women and social justice issues, as well as race & gender rights and representation, including projects filmed in India, Afghanistan and Kenya. She is a co-founder of GlobalGirl Media, a non-profit organization that trains girls from underrepresented communities of the world in citizen journalism. She has also worked as curator/programmer for film/video festivals, served as juror for foundation grants, and led film workshops and trainings, including in the US, Morocco, S. Africa, and India. She is based in Los Angeles.