About
Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for directing the films Late Night (2019) and Freakier Friday (2025). She began her career directing the films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and was a consulting producer on, and directed three episodes of, the first season of the TV series Transparent. Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee.
Filmography
Freakier Friday2025 · Director
#WombStories2020 · Director
The High Note2020 · Director
Late Night2019 · Director
Center Stage: On Pointe2016 · Writer, Executive Producer
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy2014 · Director, Writer
Pete's Christmas2013 · Director
The Hunters2013 · Director, Executive Producer
Will You Merry Me?2008 · Director
The Cheetah Girls: One World2008 · Screenplay
Cake2005 · Director
Fast Food High2003 · Director
Cosmopolitan2003 · Director
Chutney Popcorn2001 · Director, Producer, Writer
Fairy Tale1998 · Director of Photography