Nilesh Patel (filmmaker)

Nilesh Patel is a Canadian director and producer of films.

Early life

Patel was raised in Prince George, British Columbia and attended Duchess Park Secondary School, where he was first exposed to the Brocket 99 audio tape. He attended the city's College of New Caledonia and then obtained a degree in molecular biology from the University of Victoria. After working as a diabetes researcher in Boston and Montreal, Patel changed careers and started making films in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Filmmaking

Patel now resides in Vancouver and is the program co-ordinator for the National Film Board's Diversity Project, director for Flourish Media and teaches filmmaking to street youth.^[2]

Films

2001 - A Love Supreme -- A tribute to the Patel's mother who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. This film records for posterity her skilled hands preparing samosas, a traditional food for his Indo-Canadian family. Screened at the 2005 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.^[3] The film won the Jury Award for Short Documentary, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and Best Cinematography awards from the Sedona Film Festival.^[4] The 35 mm print was purchased by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.^[5]

2005 - Brocket 99 - Rockin' the Country -- Patel's first feature documentary about a popular underground audio tape parody of Canadian First Nations stereotypes.

References

1. ^ Headline missing, By Frank Peebles, Prince George Citizen, July 29, 2005
2. ^ Headline missing, By Frank Peebles, Prince George Citizen, July 29, 2005
3. ^ A Love Supreme - Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles program
4. ^ 2002 South Asian Documentaries - www.redhotcurry.com
5. ^ Nilesh Patel profile - Berlinale Talent Campus

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